X-ray images of a painting of one of Tudor England's most fascinating characters have revealed a morbid detail hidden for more than 100 years. The late Victorian-era painting of John Dee, known as ...

The Tudor queen was depicted with the snake clasped in her fingers in an original version of the work, but it was replaced with a bunch of roses. The paint has deteriorated over the years to reveal ...

Underneath layers of paint on its Tudor portraits, the U.K.'s National Portrait Gallery has made some interesting discoveries, including a hidden portrait of Queen Elizabeth I. The discoveries the ...

As two portraits of Elizabeth I go on show in London’s National Portrait Gallery, Tim Lambon analyses the use of art as propaganda in the Tudor era – and beyond. One of the great things about ...

A Painting of John Dee, ... He was placed there after a letter he wrote to Elizabeth, predicting that Queen Mary Tudor I's reign would soon end, was intercepted by Mary's spies.

Art Criticism The Tudor Dynasty Seethed With Insecurity and Intrigue. ... Queen Elizabeth I (The Ditchley Portrait) (ca. 1592). National Portrait Gallery, London.

Calverley Old Hall, a medieval manor in West Yorkshire, the restorers found shockingly well-preserved Tudor wall paintings likely dating to the reign of Queen Elizabeth I in the 16th century.

The Queen’s House, Greenwich, in the foreground. Leonid Andronov/Shutterstock.com Painting politics. By 1590, when the image was painted, Elizabeth had been on the throne for more than 30 years ...

In a statement, Downing Street maintained that the new display was "long planned, since before the election, and timed to mark 125 years of the Government Art Collection." Rego, who died in 2022 ...

As two portraits of Elizabeth I go on show in London's National Portrait Gallery, Tim Lambon analyses the use of art as propaganda in the Tudor era - and beyond.