Major Paintings and Treasures of Tudor Monarchs Brought Together For The First Time
The National Portrait Gallery has announced a new free exhibition of Tudor portraits starting in September.
‘Highlighting groundbreaking new research undertaken as part of the Gallery’s ‘Making Art in Tudor Britain’ project and fully detailed in a major accompanying book, The Real Tudors: Kings and Queens Rediscovered (12 September 2014 – 1 March 2015) will allow visitors to rediscover the Tudor monarchs through the most complete presentation of their portraiture staged to date. This face-to-face encounter will be enhanced by the display of a single prized possession of each monarch, from a rosary to a ring.’ ( © NPG)
Alongside portraits of the Tudor monarchs, the following objects will be on display:
Henry VII – a Book of Hours ‘inscribed by the king to his daughter.’
Henry VIII – ‘his Rosary on loan from Chatsworth.’
Edward VI – ‘a page from his diary in which he reports his father’s death.’
Mary I – ’her Prayer Book loaned from Westminster Cathedral.’
Elizabeth I – ‘her locket ring, a rare loan from Chequers.’ (© NPG)
(c) NPG 6804; Lady Jane Dudley (nee Grey) by Unknown artist
The exhibition also includes:
‘the search for a ‘real’ portrait of Lady Jane Grey in the sixteenth century will also be discussed through the display of a commemorative portrait of Jane that dates from the Elizabethan period.’ (©NPG)
‘Many of the portraits on display have been examined as part of the Gallery’s ‘Making Art in Tudor Britain’ project in which the use of scientific analysis has resulted in a new discoveries and insights into the dating technique and production of Tudor portraits. This important research has allowed the Gallery to ask fundamental questions about how, when and why portraits were made, and revealed new information about these familiar faces.’ (©NPG)
The book to accompany the exhibition will be published on 12th September.
(c) National Portrait Gallery
‘This fascinating introduction to the portraiture of the Tudor monarchs explores how all five kings and queens of this famous English dynasty were represented. The authors also reveal the intriguing findings of recent research and explain how the technical analysis of these portraits has advanced our knowledge of how and when they were created.’ (© NPG)
Further details of the book can be found at the National Portrait Gallery website:
The Real Tudors: Kings and Queens Rediscovered
Further details of the exhibition can be found at:
The Real Tudors: Kings and Queens Rediscovered
The Real Tudors: Kings and Queens Rediscovered
Rooms 1-3
National Portrait Gallery
