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Nicholas Hilliard
Life of an Artist
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Ideal for readers interested in arts and culture, particularly those passionate about British history, portraiture, and the Elizabethan and Jacobean periods. Suitable for academics, art historians, and anyone drawn to richly illustrated biographies that combine rigorous research with visual splendour.
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This illustrated biography follows Nicholas Hilliard’s long and remarkable life (c. 1547–1619) from the West Country to the heart of the Elizabethan and Jacobean courts. It showcases new archival research and stunning images, many reproduced in colour for the first time.
Hilliard’s portraits—some no larger than a watch-face—have decisively shaped perceptions of the appearances and personalities of many key figures in one of the most exciting, if volatile, periods in British history. His sitters included Elizabeth I, James I, and Mary, Queen of Scots; explorers Sir Francis Drake and Sir Walter Raleigh; and members of the emerging middle class from which he himself hailed.
Hilliard counted the Medici, the Valois, the Habsburgs, and the Bourbons among his Continental European patrons and admirers. Published to mark the 400th anniversary of Hilliard’s death, this is the definitive biography of one of Britain’s most notable artists.
Nicholas Hilliard is published in association with the Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art.
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Financial Times praises Elizabeth Goldring's flair in storytelling, likening the book’s vividness to her previous work on Robert Dudley. The Literary Review calls it an engaging, authoritative volume enriched with gorgeous illustrations and fresh archival insights. Coverage in relation to the National Portrait Gallery’s Hilliard retrospective hails it as scholarly yet full of insight and intrigue, encouraging readers to truly observe Hilliard’s artistry and courtly context.
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INFORMATION
ISBN: 9780300241426
Publisher: Yale University Press
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 12 February 2019
Country: United States
Imprint: Yale University Press
Illustration: 250 color illus.
Audience: Professional and scholarly
DIMENSIONS
Width: 197.0mm
Height: 279.0mm
Weight: 250g
Pages: 352
About the Author
Elizabeth Goldring is an honorary associate professor at the Centre for the Study of the Renaissance at the University of Warwick and a fellow of the Royal Historical Society.
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