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Upon visiting The National Portrait Gallery in London, this is the portrait of Elizabeth I which stood out to me the most.| Found here: http://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/portrait/mw02079/Queen-Elizabeth-I-The-Ditchley-portrait |
Other elements I noticed about the painting was the use of pearls and the inclusion of the Tudor rose on her clothing. These are symbols that are used over again in portraits of Elizabeth, with the pearls symbolising her virginity and reinforcing her image of 'The Virgin Queen', and the Rose symbolising her rightful claim to the throne- as many thought her illegitimate. Another element I noticed about the portrait was that Elizabeth is holding gloves in her hands rather than wearing them. Elizabeth loved her hands so they are always shown in her portraits. However I thought the fact that she is holding the gloves rather than wearing them could symbolise truth, as sometimes gloves could be seen as a symbol for deception and concealment, and so by showing her hands she is showing the people she is being truthful. Researching into the significance of the gloves, I found that gloves were said to represent elegance instead of deception as I previously thought.
I did have to research the portrait in much more detail as there were elements which I was unsure about and couldn't see properly at the museum, especially the Latin inscriptions. From my research I found that the portrait was produced for Sir Henry Lee, who was the Queen's champion from 1559-90. According to the information given on the National Portrait Gallery website, the theme of the portrait is forgiveness, which is shown through the inscriptions. The three inscriptions are said to read; 'She gives and does not expect'; 'She can but does not take revenge', and 'In giving back she increases'1- these do show the theme of forgiveness. The forgiveness is said to be Elizabeth forgiving Lee for becoming 'A stranger lady's thrall', referring to his relationship with Anne Vavasour, who was his mistress and he was living openly with which was said to have offended the Queen.2
Her dress definitely shows her status, and could also be seen to be symbolic. It is adorned in jewels and pearls, which show the wealth of Elizabeth as she was able to wear this garment that is adorned all over by the jewels. Furthermore the dress is white, and coupled with the use of the pearls on the dress, could be seen to symbolise her virginity, thus even further emphasising the image of 'The Virgin Queen'.
She also has the typical high forehead, with the very pale white face- even though she was the fashion icon of the time, everything symbolised her high status and the fact that she could afford to look this way.
ResearchInternet: 1 Queen Elizabeth I (’the Ditchley portrait') (2015) Available at: http://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/portraitLarge/mw02079/Queen-Elizabeth-I-The-Ditchley-portrait (Accessed: 18 October 2015).
BBC (2015) Your paintings - Queen Elizabeth I (’the Ditchley portrait'). Available at: http://www.bbc.co.uk/arts/yourpaintings/paintings/queen-elizabeth-i-the-ditchley-portrait (Accessed: 18 October 2015).
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2Mongello, M. (2006) Portraits of Queen Elizabeth I (1533-1603), with commentary. Available at: http://www.marileecody.com/eliz1-images.html (Accessed: 18 October 2015).Symbolism in portraits of Elizabeth I (2015) Available at: http://www.rmg.co.uk/explore/sea-and-ships/in-depth/elizabeth/representing-the-queen/symbols-and-emblems-used-in-elizabeth-portraiture (Accessed: 18 October 2015).
Books: Bell, I. (1999) Elizabethan women and the poetry of courtship. 1st edn. Cambridge, U.K.: Cambridge University Press.
This is a list of adult fiction books that topped The New York Times Fiction Best Seller list in 2015, in the Combined Print & E-Book Fiction category.[1] The most frequent weekly best seller was The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins with 16 weeks at the top of the list.
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| Date | Book | Author |
|---|---|---|
| January 4 | Gray Mountain | John Grisham |
| January 11 | Gone Girl | Gillian Flynn |
| January 18 | All the Light We Cannot See | Anthony Doerr |
| January 25 | ||
| February 1 | The Girl on the Train | Paula Hawkins |
| February 8 | ||
| February 15 | ||
| February 22 | ||
| March 1 | ||
| March 8 | ||
| March 15 | ||
| March 22 | ||
| March 29 | ||
| April 5 | ||
| April 12 | ||
| April 19 | ||
| April 26 | ||
| May 3 | The Liar | Nora Roberts |
| May 10 | Memory Man | David Baldacci |
| May 17 | Gathering Prey | John Sandford |
| May 24 | 14th Deadly Sin | James Patterson |
| May 31 | The Girl on the Train | Paula Hawkins |
| June 7 | ||
| June 14 | Radiant Angel | Nelson DeMille |
| June 21 | Finders Keepers | Stephen King |
| June 28 | The Girl on the Train | Paula Hawkins |
| July 5 | Grey | E. L. James |
| July 12 | ||
| July 19 | ||
| July 26 | ||
| August 2 | Go Set a Watchman | Harper Lee |
| August 9 | ||
| August 16 | ||
| August 23 | Alert | James Patterson and Michael Ledwidge |
| August 30 | Go Set a Watchman | Harper Lee |
| September 6 | Friction | Sandra Brown |
| September 13 | X | Sue Grafton |
| September 20 | The Girl in the Spider's Web | David Lagercrantz |
| September 27 | Make Me | Lee Child |
| October 4 | The Martian | Andy Weir |
| October 11 | ||
| October 18 | ||
| October 25 | The Survivor | Vince Flynn and Kyle Mills |
| November 1 | See Me | Nicholas Sparks |
| November 8 | Rogue Lawyer | John Grisham |
| November 15 | ||
| November 22 | The Crossing | Michael Connelly |
| November 29 | Rogue Lawyer | John Grisham |
| December 6 | Tricky Twenty-Two | Janet Evanovich |
| December 13 | Cross Justice | James Patterson |
| December 20 | The Nightingale | Kristin Hannah |
| December 27 | Rogue Lawyer | John Grisham |
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- ^November 22, 2015 Combined Print & E-Book Fiction. The New York Times. Retrieved November 16, 2015
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