The Tudor Society

  • Holbein: Capturing Character Exhibition – The Morgan Library & Museum, New York

    2 years ago Author: Claire Ridgway
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    hank you to Tudor Society member Heather for telling me about this exhibition that’s on at the Morgan Library & Museum in New York. It’s on that famous Tudor artist, Hans Holbein the Younger and the exhibition “explores Holbein’s contributions to Renaissance portraiture and celebrates the era’s sophistication and visual splendor.”

    The Morgan Library & Museum website explains that the exhibition spans Holbein’s career, and “In addition to showcasing Holbein’s renowned drawn and painted likenesses of these sitters, the exhibition highlights the artist’s activities as a designer of prints, printed books, personal devices (emblems accompanied by mottos), and jewels.” It really does sound like a wonderful exhibition.

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  • Artists in the Spotlight – Kristina

    2 years ago Author: Emma
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    In this weeks artists in the spotlight we are looking at the beautiful art of Kristina. She is a 31 years old illustrator and graphic novelist from Hamburg, Germany. She focuses on historical and fantasy subjects and makes digital drawings.

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  • Artists in the Spotlight – Maggie

    2 years ago Author: Merel
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    Maggie is next on our list full of amazing artists! She is based in Dorset in the UK where she makes the most beautiful hand-painted boxes.

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  • Artists in the Spotlight – Sharon

    2 years ago Author: Emma
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    This week we are putting the spotlight on Sharon from Pennsylvania in the U.S. She is 64 years old and and makes stunning oil paintings from the Tudors.

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  • Artists in the Spotlight – Sheena

    2 years ago Author: Emma
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    This artists in the spotlight, we are looking at the beautiful art of Sheena. She lives in the UK in Kent, known as the Garden of England. We asked her about the Tudor related cross stitch mini cushions which she makes.

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  • Artists in the Spotlight – Shera

    2 years ago Author: Merel
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    Shera is next on our list full of amazing artists! She is 31 years old and is based in California where she makes the most beautiful jewellery. We asked her a couple of questions about her Tudor bracelet collection.

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  • Artists in the Spotlight – Roland

    2 years ago Author: Emma
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    In this artists in the spotlight we are focusing on Roland from Canada. He is the author of several books including 'The Turbulent Crown: The Story of the Tudor Queens', but he also makes the most beautiful portrait miniatures and coronation books.

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  • Artists in the Spotlight – Anthony

    2 years ago Author: Merel
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    This week we put artist Anthony in the spotlight. He's 30 years old, from Birmingham, England and makes gorgeous drawings and paintings.

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  • Artists in the spotlight – Siouxsie

    3 years ago Author: Merel
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    This artists in the spotlight, we are highlighting Siouxsie from England. She is 30 years old and makes beautiful intricate paintings. Recently she finished her first Tudor painting of Anne Boleyn. We asked her about this piece of art and her interest in and family connection to the Tudors.

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  • Artists in the Spotlight – Erica

    3 years ago Author: Emma
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    In today's artists in the spotlight we would like to share Erica's wonderfully detailed clay figures. She is 15 years old and is from England. Because of the talent she has, we asked her about her passion and the process of making art.

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  • Informal live chat on Tudor art – 15 July 2017

    6 years ago Author: Claire Ridgway
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    Thank you so much for Roland Hui, art historian, blogger and author of The Turbulent Crown: The Story of the Tudor Queens for offering to moderate an informal live chat for us this month.

    Roland has an extensive knowledge of Tudor art, particularly portraiture, and blogs about it regularly at his TudorFaces blog. Recently, his view that an image in the Black Book of the Garter was based on Anne Boleyn caused some controversy online and his research is top notch.

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  • Tudor Art Books

    6 years ago Author: Claire Ridgway
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    In this week’s Claire chats video, I talk about some of the art books I own and would recommend. Please do share in the comments below which books you would recommend to other Tudor Society members on art.

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  • Ooops another book!

    7 years ago Author: Claire Ridgway
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    You can never have enough books, can you? Well, that’s what I keep telling myself anyway! In today’s Claire Chats video I share with you my most recent book purchase, the two volume Tudor and Jacobean Portraits by Roy Strong (1969), which I’ve had my eye on for ages. I know I will be dipping into these volumes on a regular basis, so I’m very pleased with my purchase, plus they’re beautiful books.

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  • 23 June 1576 – Death of Levina Teerlinc

    7 years ago Author: Claire Ridgway
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    Today marks the 440th anniversary of the death of Levina Teerlinc, painter and miniaturist, at Stepney. Originally from Bruges, Teerlinc, who was the daughter of Simon Benninck, a master illuminator, travelled to England in the 1540s. Teerlinc was court painter to Edward VI, Mary I and Elizabeth I, and produced many paintings and miniatures.

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  • Tudor art and artists quiz

    8 years ago Author: Claire Ridgway
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    How much do you know about the artists and art of the Tudor court? Test your knowledge with this fun quiz.

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  • 3 October 2015 – Elizabeth Goldring talk on Robert Dudley in Warwick

    8 years ago Author: Claire Ridgway
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    >On 3rd October at 4pm at the Friends’ Meeting House, Warwick, Elizabeth Goldring, author of Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, and the World of Elizabethan Art: Painting and Patronage at the Court of Elizabeth I (which has recently been long-listed for the William M. B. Berger Prize for British Art History) will be talking about about Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, and the World of Elizabethan Art as part of the Autumn Warwick Words Festival.

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  • Expert Talk – Dr Elizabeth Goldring: Robert Dudley and the world of Elizabethan art

    8 years ago Author: Claire Ridgway
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    In this month’s expert talk, Dr. Elizabeth Goldring from Warwick University talks about the art collection of Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester.

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  • Les Tudors Exhibition in Paris Video

    8 years ago Author: Claire Ridgway
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    A video about Claire’s visit to The Tudors exhibition in Paris.

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  • Lucas Horenbout by Sarah Bryson

    8 years ago Author: Claire Ridgway
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    Lucas Horenbout, or Hornebolte as he was sometimes referred to, was a Flemish artist who specialised in miniature portraits. Born in Ghent in 1490/95 (his exact birthdate is unknown), Horenbout was the son of famous painter and miniature artist Gerard Horenbout. Along with his sister Susannah, Lucas learnt his skill as a painter of miniature portraits from his father. Miniatures are beautifully painted portraits that are extremely small in size, some being only 4cm/1.5inch in diameter.

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  • Hans Holbein the Younger by Sarah Bryson

    9 years ago Author: Claire Ridgway
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    Hans Holbein the Younger is one of history’s most famous painters and it is thanks to his great skill and talent that we have so many paintings of the people of Henry VIII’s reign, including the great King himself. But who exactly was Hans Holbein the Younger and how did he come to the English court and catch the eye of Henry VIII?

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