Gentle Friends, I've made a good start on the 9th Part of "For the Birds". This last piece is called "The Last Ripe Berries." Here's a snaperoo...
... sorry about how wonky it is but as per usual I took the snap with the piece still trapped in the old Q-snap.
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Over the weekend I got us tickets to see the exhibition at the Legion of Honor called " The Tudors: Art and majesty in Renaissance England."
"Elizabeth I' by Nicholas Hilliard 1592
This painting is on loan from Hardwick Hall... It's an enormous painting and just gorgeous... notice the elaborate kirtle or underskirt a gift from Elizabeth Shrewsbury, or as she is better known as Bess of Harwick, the richest woman in England after Queen Elizabeth I. The exhibition is here until the 24th of this month so if you're near San Francisco I would highly recommend getting over to the Legion of Honor for a view. You do need tickets but they can be gotten on the Internet.
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Block 9 is off to a good start, Edgar. Glad you were able to go see the Tudors!
ReplyDeleteThat exhibition sounds amazing. I love watching all those period shows just for the clothes. The under garments are just as amazing as the actual clothes. I can't imagine wearing so many layers back then.
ReplyDeleteLook up the story about the piece of Elizabeth I's dress that they found at St Faith's Church in Bacon. Smithsonian and the Telegraph had articles about it, and there are some YouTube videos about it as well. Great fun.
ReplyDeleteThanks, I will definitely look it up.
DeleteThe Bacton Alter Cloth is spectacular and a wonderful survivor from the period!!
DeleteGreat start on Panel 9... That painting at the exhibit - be still my heart...that embroidered underskirt is fabulous. How fortunate you were to be able to view it in person. I imagine you could have spent much more time just examining all the details of that painting.
ReplyDeleteIt was truly wonderful show and really great to see before it left SF.
ReplyDeleteOne of the benefits of living in a city like SF.... It sounds like a wonderful exhibit. I hadn't know a great deal about Bess of Harwick, but a blog pal of mine from the UK recently went to Hardwick Hall and shared some wonderful photos and stories. Fascinating woman and life. ~Robin~
ReplyDeleteBess of Hardwick was a true force to be reckoned with for sure!!
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