Analyzing the Chiljan Portrait

Analyzing the Chiljan Portrait

One-third of portraits painted during the Tudor era remain unidentified because they do not offer any identifiers, such as name, crest, text, or identifiable location. Even small details, however, can provide important clues for identification. Here, Waugaman examines a 1580 painting of an anonymous...

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Veröffentlicht in:The Oxfordian (Portland, Or.) Or.), 2021-10, Vol.23, p.315-340
1. Verfasser: Waugaman, Elisabeth
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Sprache:eng
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Anonymity
Chiljan, Katherine
Criticism and interpretation
Dramatists
Oxford, Edward de Vere, Earl of
Oxford, Edward De Vere, Earl of (1550-1604)
Portrait painting
Portraits
Portrayals
Provenance
Purchasing
Visual artists
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Zusammenfassung:One-third of portraits painted during the Tudor era remain unidentified because they do not offer any identifiers, such as name, crest, text, or identifiable location. Even small details, however, can provide important clues for identification. Here, Waugaman examines a 1580 painting of an anonymous sitter by an anonymous artist to see if the colors, iconography and artistic style of the portrait provide additional evidence for its subject being the 17th Earl of Oxford.
ISSN:1521-3641