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Exhibition

The Tudors: Art and Majesty in Renaissance England

October 10, 2022–January 8, 2023

Previously on view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 899

Free with Museum admission

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Overview Visiting Guide Exhibition Objects Tudor Art in Motion

Furnishing Textile, Three loom widths of velvet cloth of gold with allucciolato effect and bouclé loops of gilded silver metal-wrapped threads, Italian, Florence — Furnishing Textile
Italian, Florence
late 15th–mid-16th century

Field Armor of King Henry VIII
of England (reigned 1509–47), Steel, gold, textile,
leather, Italian, Milan or Brescia — Field Armor of King Henry VIII of England (reigned 1509–47)
Italian, Milan or Brescia
ca. 1544

Andromache and Priam Urging Hector Not to Go to War (from Scenes from the Story of the Trojan War), Pasquier Grenier of Tournai Burgundian, Wool warp, wool wefts with a few silk wefts., South Netherlandish — Andromache and Priam Urging Hector Not to Go to War (from Scenes from the Story of the Trojan War)
Probably produced through Pasquier Grenier of Tournai (Burgundian, died 1493)
ca. 1470–90

Cup with Cover, R W British, Mother-of-pearl, with gilded silver mounts, British, London — Cup with Cover
R W (British)
1590–91

Wine Cup on a High Foot (Tazza), Gilded silver, British, London — Wine Cup on a High Foot (Tazza)
British, London
1599–1600

Cup and cover, Affabel Partridge British, Porcelain, gilded silver, British, London mounts and Chinese porcelain — Cup and cover
Mounts by Affabel Partridge (British, active ca. 1551–1580)
Chinese porcelain, Ming dynasty, ca. 1507–66, British mounts ca. 1570

Two-handled bowl from Burghley House, Lincolnshire, Hard-paste porcelain, gilded silver, British, London mounts and Chinese porcelain — Two-handled bowl from Burghley House, Lincolnshire
British, London mounts and Chinese porcelain
Chinese porcelain 1573– ca. 1585, British mounts ca. 1585

Ewer from Burghley House, Lincolnshire, Hard-paste porcelain, gilded silver, British, London mounts and Chinese porcelain — Ewer from Burghley House, Lincolnshire
British, London mounts and Chinese porcelain
Chinese porcelain 1573– ca. 1585, British mounts ca. 1585

Martyrdom of the Seven Maccabee Brothers and Their Mother, Dirck Vellert Netherlandish, Stained glass, Flemish, Antwerp — Martyrdom of the Seven Maccabee Brothers and Their Mother
Designed and executed by Dirck Vellert (Netherlandish, Amsterdam (?) ca. 1480/85–ca. 1547)
ca. 1530–35

Armor Garniture, Probably of King Henry VIII of England (reigned 1509–47), Hans Holbein the Younger German, Steel, gold, leather, copper alloys, British, Greenwich — Armor Garniture, Probably of King Henry VIII of England (reigned 1509–47)
Design of the decoration attributed to Hans Holbein the Younger (German, Augsburg 1497/98–1543 London)
Made in the Royal Workshops at Greenwich (British, Greenwich, 1511–1640s)
dated 1527

Bearing Cloth, Anonymous, Silk satin embroidered with silver and gilded silver metal-wrapped threads, British — Bearing Cloth
Anonymous
ca. 1600

The Lewknor Table Carpet, Wool and silk, Netherlandish, probably Enghien — The Lewknor Table Carpet
Netherlandish, probably Enghien
1564

Chess and tric-trac game board, Wood, ivory, bone, mother-of-pearl, German — Chess and tric-trac game board
German
ca. 1550

The Christ Child Pressing the Wine of the Eucharist, Linen warp; wool, silk, and gilt weft yarns, South Netherlandish — The Christ Child Pressing the Wine of the Eucharist
South Netherlandish
ca. 1500

Portrait Bust of John Fisher, Bishop of Rochester, Pietro Torrigiano Italian, Polychrome terracotta, British — Portrait Bust of John Fisher, Bishop of Rochester
Pietro Torrigiano (Italian, Florence 1472–1528 Seville)
1510–15

Hermann von Wedigh III (died 1560), Hans Holbein the Younger German, Oil and gold on oak — Hermann von Wedigh III (died 1560)
Hans Holbein the Younger (German, Augsburg 1497/98–1543 London)
1532

Ellen Maurice (1578–1626), Marcus Gheeraerts the Younger Flemish, Oil on oak — Ellen Maurice (1578–1626)
Marcus Gheeraerts the Younger (Flemish, Bruges 1561–1635/36 London)
1597

Jerkin, Leather, silk, linen, cotton, Western European — Jerkin
Western European
ca. 1580

Pair of gloves, Leather, satin worked with silk and precious metal thread, seed pearls; satin, couching, and darning stitches; metal bobbin lace; paper, British — Pair of gloves
British
ca. 1600

Portrait of a Man in Royal Livery, Hans Holbein the Younger German, Oil and gold on parchment, laid down on linden — Portrait of a Man in Royal Livery
Hans Holbein the Younger (German, Augsburg 1497/98–1543 London)
1532–35

William Roper (1493/94–1578), Hans Holbein the Younger German, Vellum laid on card — William Roper (1493/94–1578)
Hans Holbein the Younger (German, Augsburg 1497/98–1543 London)
1535–36

Margaret Roper (Margaret More, 1505–1544), Hans Holbein the Younger German, Vellum laid on playing card — Margaret Roper (Margaret More, 1505–1544)
Hans Holbein the Younger (German, Augsburg 1497/98–1543 London)
1535–36

Portrait of a Young Man, Probably Robert Devereux (1566–1601), Second Earl of Essex, Nicholas Hilliard British, Vellum laid on card — Portrait of a Young Man, Probably Robert Devereux (1566–1601), Second Earl of Essex
Nicholas Hilliard (British, Exeter ca. 1547–1619 London)
1588

Armor Garniture of George Clifford (1558–1605),
Third Earl of Cumberland, Jacob Halder British, Steel, gold, leather, textile, British, Greenwich — Armor Garniture of George Clifford (1558–1605), Third Earl of Cumberland
Made under the direction of Jacob Halder (British, master armorer at the royal workshops at Greenwich, documented in England 1558–1608)
1586

Blackwork Embroidery, Linen embroidered with silk and gilded silver precious metal-wrapped threads, British — Blackwork Embroidery
British
ca. 1590

Astronomicum Caesareum, Michael Ostendorfer German, Hand-colored woodcuts — Astronomicum Caesareum
Multiple artists/makers
May 1540

Queen Elizabeth I, Crispijn de Passe the Elder Netherlandish, Engraving; second state of three — Queen Elizabeth I
Crispijn de Passe the Elder (Netherlandish, Arnemuiden 1564–1637 Utrecht)
Elizabeth I, Queen of England (1533–1603)
1592

Henry Frederick (1594–1612), Prince of Wales, with Sir John Harington (1592–1614), in the Hunting Field, Robert Peake the Elder British, Oil on canvas — Henry Frederick (1594–1612), Prince of Wales, with Sir John Harington (1592–1614), in the Hunting Field
Robert Peake the Elder (British, ca. 1551–1619 London)
1603