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Oct 16, 2024 | 
lrb.co.uk | Elizabeth Goldring
In 1925, Edward Cecil Guinness, 1st earl of Iveagh, purchased Kenwood House, a neoclassical villa on the edge of Hampstead Heath and one of the finest surviving examples of the mature designs of Robert Adam.
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Jun 12, 2024 | 
spectator.com.au | Elizabeth Goldring
Six Lives: The Stories of Henry VIII’s Queens National Portrait Gallery Publications, pp.224, 35 Divorced. Beheaded. Died. Divorced. Beheaded. Survived. Nearly 500 years after the death of Henry VIII, can there be anything new to say about his queens: Katherine of Aragon, Anne Boleyn, Jane Seymour, Anne of Cleves, Katherine Howard and Katherine Parr? Does the world need another book about this sextet?
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Jun 11, 2024 | 
spectator.co.uk | Elizabeth Goldring
Text size Line Spacing Comments Share Share Elizabeth Goldring At last we see Henry VIII’s wives as individuals Linkedin Messenger Email Six Lives: The Stories of Henry VIII’s Queens Charlotte Bolland, with others National Portrait Gallery Publications, pp. 224, £35 Divorced. Beheaded. Died. Divorced. Beheaded. Survived. Nearly 500 years after the death of Henry VIII, can there be anything new to say about his queens: Katherine of Aragon, Anne Boleyn, Jane Seymour, Anne of Cleves, Katherine...
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May 29, 2024 | 
spectator.com.au | Elizabeth Goldring
From Tudor to Stuart: The Regime Change from Elizabeth I to James I OUP, pp.631, 30 Elizabeth I died at Richmond Palace on 24 March 1603 at the age of 69 after a reign of 45 years. Her health had been poor from the early 1590s onwards: arthritis, gastric disorders, chronic insomnia and migraines were just some of the ailments which plagued her. Yet, uniquely among English monarchs, she refused to make provision for the succession.
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May 29, 2024 | 
spectator.co.uk | Elizabeth Goldring
Text size Line Spacing Comments Share Share Elizabeth Goldring The lion and the unicorn were fighting for the crown Linkedin Messenger Email From Tudor to Stuart: The Regime Change from Elizabeth I to James I Susan Doran OUP, pp. 631, £30 Elizabeth I died at Richmond Palace on 24 March 1603 at the age of 69 after a reign of 45 years. Her health had been poor from the early 1590s onwards: arthritis, gastric disorders, chronic insomnia and migraines were just some of the ailments which plagued...
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Apr 4, 2024 | 
burlington.org.uk | Elizabeth Goldring |Emma Rutherford
A newly discovered cabinet miniature by Nicholas Hilliard By Elizabeth Goldring and Emma Rutherford Nicholas Hilliard’s production of cabinet miniatures spans a roughly ten-year period, from c.1585 to c.1595.[1] Too big to be held in the palm of the hand, these works were designed not for insertion in bejeweled lockets, but rather for display in cases or cabinets or occasionally hung on a wall. The sitters are depicted full length, often in an outdoor setting, and are surrounded by objects...
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Mar 28, 2024 | 
burlington.org.uk | Elizabeth Goldring |Emma Rutherford |Theodore Mould |Barbara Bryant
Securing acquisitions for museums and galleries is a complicated business at the best of times. Inflationary pressures, heavy demands on limited resources and restraints on what funders can provide all make the process a unique challenge to navigate. Success requires deftly balancing the expertise and creativity of curators and directors with the generosity of collectors, as well as the knowledge and assistance of colleagues in the art market.
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Jun 28, 2023 | 
spectator.com.au | Elizabeth Goldring
The first woman to put the Spencer family on the map was not Diana, Princess of Wales, the youngest daughter of the 8th Earl Spencer, nor even Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire, the elder daughter of the 1st. Rather, it was their Tudor forebear Alice, Countess of Derby, the subject of this absorbing biography by Vanessa Wilkie.
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Jun 27, 2023 | 
spectator.co.uk | Elizabeth Goldring
Comments The first woman to put the Spencer family on the map was not Diana, Princess of Wales, the youngest daughter of the 8th Earl Spencer, nor even Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire, the elder daughter of the 1st. Rather, it was their Tudor forebear Alice, Countess of Derby, the subject of this absorbing biography by Vanessa Wilkie.
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Jun 2, 2023 | 
apollo-magazine.com | Elizabeth Goldring
Marriage, in the Renaissance, often gave rise to portrait commissions for the leading artists of the day, particularly when the union was a dynastic one. Prospective brides – and, less frequently, prospective grooms – needed to be inspected. The marriage itself might also be commemorated, either by a double portrait or by paired portraits, the latter sometimes fastened together to form a diptych.
