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The Tudors Art and Majesty in Renaissance England
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The Tudors: Art and Majesty in Renaissance England

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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)
Pasquier Grenier of Tournai
ca. 1470–90
Cup with Cover, R W British, Mother-of-pearl, with gilded silver mounts, British, London
Cup with Cover
R W
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
Affabel Partridge
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
Dirck Vellert
ca. 1530–35
Armor Garniture, Probably of King Henry VIII of England (reigned 1509–47), Royal Workshops at Greenwich British, Steel, gold, leather, copper alloys, British, Greenwich
Armor Garniture, Probably of King Henry VIII of England (reigned 1509–47)
Royal Workshops at Greenwich
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
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
1532
Ellen Maurice (1578–1626), Marcus Gheeraerts the Younger Flemish, Oil on oak
Ellen Maurice (1578–1626)
Marcus Gheeraerts the Younger
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
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
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
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
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
Jacob Halder
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
Elizabeth I, Queen of England
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
1603