Queen Elizabeth By Beatrice Johnson: Painting Analysis

They say a picture is worth a thousands words I agree with that a picture can say a lot to the viewer, same thing with a painting. The photograph and painting I chose to write about is about Queen Elizabeth. The photograph of Queen Elizabeth was taken in 1952 by Beatrice Johnson and it shows Queen Elizabeth wearing a beautiful crown,a yellow patterned dress, with a sash, and diamond jewelry. In the picture the queen has a slight smile not showing any teeth because, it’s a type of picture where it’s taken serious. What I mean by that is she is someone that is well known and that photograph shows her royalty and her importance by wearing her crown. In addition, I think this is a type of portrait that everything has to be perfect without any flaws due to the fact she is important.
Then, there’s a painting of her that William Dargie painted in 1954, after she visited Australia in the first trip to the continent by a reigning British monarch. The work, now in the collection of the National Museum Australia, is called the wattle painting because of Her Royal Highness’s golden tulle dress, adorned with golden wattle blossoms. In the painting Queen Elizabeth has a more cheerful look and a more of warm look on her …show more content…
In the photograph of the queen she looks relaxed but, also looks like maybe she has something on her mind because, she isn’t looking straight at the camera. On the other hand in the painting the queen is looking straight ahead with a smile on her face and looks like she enjoys the company of the artist. I think photographs bring out a still energy of feelings while, in a painting there’s textures and other things going on there. What I mean about that is with a photograph there is something there but, with a painting there’s more creativity put into it. In addition, painting that have a sitter brings out their soul to the viewer’s