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Nicholas Hilliard
Karen Hearn
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Description for Nicholas Hilliard
Hardcover. Gives us a portrait of Nicholas Hilliard, from his life and his work and the techniques he used to produce his exquisite miniatures. Num Pages: 160 pages, 30 colour plates. BIC Classification: ACND; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 173 x 167 x 14. Weight in Grams: 296.
Nicholas Hilliard's portrait miniatures opens a remarkable window on to the highest levels of English society in the later years of the sixteenth and the early years of the seventeenth centuries. Hilliard's images show us the features of many "celebrities" of his time with a comparative naturalism. He has helped form our ideas for the appearance of among others, Elizabeth I, Sir Francis Drake and James I. "It is impossible to remain immune to the charm and charisma of the works of Nicholas Hilliard", as Karen Hearn illustrates in this book. Karen Hearn gives us an intimate portrait of Nicholas ... Read more
Nicholas Hilliard's portrait miniatures opens a remarkable window on to the highest levels of English society in the later years of the sixteenth and the early years of the seventeenth centuries. Hilliard's images show us the features of many "celebrities" of his time with a comparative naturalism. He has helped form our ideas for the appearance of among others, Elizabeth I, Sir Francis Drake and James I. "It is impossible to remain immune to the charm and charisma of the works of Nicholas Hilliard", as Karen Hearn illustrates in this book. Karen Hearn gives us an intimate portrait of Nicholas ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Unicorn Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
Number of Pages
160
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780906290828
SKU
V9780906290828
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-31
About Karen Hearn
Karen Hearn is curator of Sixteenth and Seventeenth Century Arts at the Tate Britain. She has written books on Marcus Gheeraerts II, Dynasties: Painting in Tudor and Jacobean England 1530-1630 and In Celebration: The Art of the Country House
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