Adam Eaker

The Tudors is a fascinating new look at the artistic legacy of the Tudor dynasty, revealing their influence on the arts in Renaissance England and beyond. Ruling successively from 1485 through 1603, the five Tudor monarchs changed England indelibly, using the visual arts to both legitimise and glorify their tumultuous rule—from Henry VII’s bloody rise to power, through Henry VIII’s...

Van Dyck and the Making of English Portraiture offers a fresh perspective on painting in early modern England, focusing on the art and legacy of Anthony van Dyck. As a courtier, figure of fashion, and object of erotic fascination, Anthony van Dyck (1599–1641) transformed the professional identities available to English artists. By turning his portrait sittings into a form of...