Where are the Armada portraits of Elizabeth 1?

Greenwich Palace
The painting is on permanent public display in the Queen’s Presence Chamber in the Queen’s House, on the site of the original Greenwich Palace – the birthplace of Elizabeth I. The Armada Portrait summarises the hopes and aspirations of the nation at a watershed moment in history.

What is Elizabeth holding in the Armada Portrait?

Elizabeth rests her right hand on a globe, with her fingers pointing at the New World – a piece of imperial symbolism that underlines her power over the world, as well as England.

What is in the background of the Armada Portrait?

The Armada Portrait of Elizabeth I of England is the name of any of three surviving versions of an allegorical panel painting depicting the Tudor queen surrounded by symbols of royal majesty against a backdrop representing the defeat of the Spanish Armada in 1588.

What did the Armada Portrait of Elizabeth I represent?

Jump to navigation Jump to search. The Armada Portrait of Elizabeth I of England is the name of any of three surviving versions of an allegorical panel painting depicting the Tudor queen surrounded by symbols of imperial majesty against a backdrop representing the defeat of the Spanish Armada in 1588.

Where can I see the Drake Armada Portrait?

The Drake version was purchased for the nation for £10.3 million in July 2016 following an Art Fund appeal. The work is hung in the national collection of Royal Museums Greenwich (RMG), in the Queen’s House, a 17th-century royal residence built on the site of the original Greenwich Palace, Elizabeth I’s birthplace.

When was the Spanish Armada invasion of England?

The Armada Portrait commemorates the most famous conflict of Elizabeth I’s reign – the failed invasion of England by the Spanish Armada in summer 1588. This iconic portrait is now back on public display in the Queen’s House after careful conservation.

What kind of portrait did Elizabeth I have?

The combination of a life-sized portrait of Elizabeth I with a landscape format is “quite unprecedented in her portraiture”, although allegorical portraits in this format, such as the Family of Henry VIII: An Allegory of the Tudor Succession (1572) attributed to Lucas de Heere, pre-date the Armada Portrait.