Elizabeth Tudor Portraits. Perhaps she was a little vain if she disliked a particular picture she would have it destroyed. The rose also had religious connotations as the medieval symbol of the virgin mary.
Portrait Of Anne Stafford C 1535 By Ambrosius Benson Missfolly Elizabeth Woodville Portrait Royal Mistress from in.pinterest.com
It is the only known image of the virgin queen that alludes to the. Panel paintings in oils on prepared wood. Queen elizabeth i 1533 1603 was the only surviving child of king henry viii of england and his second wife anne boleyn.
Henry had defied the papacy and the holy roman emperor to marry anne spurred on by love and the need for a legitimate male heir.
This portrait dates from the early years of elizabeth s reign when she was in her late twenties or early thirties. Perhaps she was a little vain if she disliked a particular picture she would have it destroyed. Elizabeth tudor was born on 7 september 1533 at greenwich palace. A symbol of motherly love.
