Hi all. I wonder how much, if any, of the various motifs came from emblem books. Any thoughts, all you Elizabethanophiles?
Arlys On Sat, 1 Sep 2007 17:41:41 -0500 "otsisto" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > >From this site > http://www.marileecody.com/eliz1-images.html > > Elizabeth's gown is embroidered with English wildflowers, thus > allowing the > queen to pose in the guise of Astraea, the virginal heroine of > classical > literature. Her cloak is decorated with eyes and ears, implying > that she > sees and hears all. Her headdress is an incredible design decorated > lavishly with pearls and rubies and supports her royal crown. The > pearls > symbolize her virginity; the crown, of course, symbolizes her > royalty. > Pearls also adorn the transparent veil which hangs over her > shoulders. > Above her crown is a crescent-shaped jewel which alludes to Cynthia, > the > goddess of the moon. (De: Most say Diana) > > A jeweled serpent is entwined along her left arm, and holds from its > mouth a > heart-shaped ruby. Above its head is a celestial sphere. The > serpent > symbolizes wisdom; it has captured the ruby, which in turn > symbolizes the > queen's heart. In other words, the queen's passions are controlled > by her > wisdom. The celestial sphere echoes this theme; it symbolizes > wisdom and > the queen's royal command over nature. > > Elizabeth's right hand holds a rainbow with the Latin inscription > 'Non sine > sole iris' ('No rainbow without the sun'). The rainbow symbolizes > peace, > and the inscription reminds viewers that only the queen's wisdom can > ensure > peace and prosperity. > > Elizabeth was in her late sixties when this portrait was made, but > for > iconographic purposes she is portrayed as young and beautiful, more > than > mortal. In this portrait, she is ageless. > > De > -----Original Message----- > > Note also that this is not intended to show a "real" outfit: while > elements of it may actually have existed, the Queen is shown here as > if she was costumed for a masque. The "eyes and ears" mantle is not > the sort of thing that would be worn on any other occasion, I think. > :) > > ____________________________________________________________ > > O Chris Laning <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> - Davis, California > + http://paternoster-row.org - http://paternosters.blogspot.com > ____________________________________________________________ > > > > _______________________________________________ > h-costume mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume > > > _______________________________________________ > h-costume mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume > _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
