The Legion of Honor has a great exhibit going on right on. The exhibit features the development of the arts in England from Henry VIII's seizure of the throne in 1485 to the death of his granddaughter Elizabeth I in 1603:
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| King Henry VIII-(1540) |
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| Queen Elizabeth I (1578) |
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| Field Amour for George Clifford- The 3rd Duke of Cumberland |
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| A wall hanging of the 1st Earl of Leicester |
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| Phillip II of Spain and Queen Mary I (1556) |
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| Jane Seymour (15360 |
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| The earliest surviving portrait of King Henry VIII (1509) |
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| King Henry VIII Cape (1499) |
The day I was there, they had a little program celebrating Elizabeth I:
It great seeing and learning about The Tudors and it was also cool seeing the little play. It was well worth the time.
I'm right into tudor and medieval history, I'd enjoy this.
ReplyDeleteHow cool to see all that!
ReplyDeleteWell that was fun I only live down the road from Buckingham Palace here in London and the royals haven't invited me for dinner once lol :-)
ReplyDeleteHave a Tudortastic week 👍
Pretty cool photos! I bet those outfits were SOOOOOO hot!
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I would have enjoyed this very much. You do the coolest things, Patrick.
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Definitely interesting - not my personal taste in art but I like seeing it in its historical context and how it worked for the people of the time.
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Nice to see portraits of faces to go with the names we have heard about. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteWow! This is just too awesome! Hmmm Wonder how I would look posing as a Queen? hahahaha Great job here my friend! You go see the coolest stuff! Woo Hoo!
ReplyDeleteI'm fascinated by the Tudors and will be seeing a lot of Tudor portraits tomorrow at the National Portrait Gallery in London. Loved seeing your pics. Thanks for linking at Is This Mutton.
ReplyDeleteWOW so nice to see some art - love it.
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How lovely they had people in the costumes. Wow. Great art (tho def of the style of the time....) Thanks for sharing with #Allseasons - I guess a historical season? hehehe
ReplyDeleteThat's an interesting exhibit and how wonderful to see the program. Thank you for your weekend coffee share.
ReplyDeleteTudors, have an interesting and
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What an interesting exhibit and program. As a history buff, even though I love history, it's taken years to learn, and I'm still learning about the ins and outs of the British Monarchy.
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