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Elizabeth Rainbow Portrait Elizabeth I: The Rainbow Portrait, c1600, by Isaac Oliver. This portrait can be viewed at Hatfield House. Oliver was a pupil of Elizabeth's favorite court painter, Nicholas Hilliard, and the brother-in-law of Marcus Gheeraerts the Younger. Some historians have argued that Gheeraerts painted this portrait, but most favor Oliver. This is my favorite portrait of the queen. It has the most elaborate and inventive iconography of any Tudor portrait. 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. 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. Not really retro at all... ...but the first cookbook I bought for myself. In 1995 when I was 15 I got a job in an independent non-fiction bookshop in the city and the staff discount was thrilling, something like 60% off, and I bought this book there, among others. This wonderful book is out of print now but I use it very regularly, or rather, don't use it because I know the recipes so well. It's one of those rare cookbooks, rather like an Elizabeth David, where you could quietly go on using the recipes day after day and you'd never tire of them. Coming from a hot country myself, there's something about sun drenched Mediterranean food that strikes a note. Mind you, based now in Vancouver, sun-drenched only occurs for about a month every year, if you're lucky, and I tend to want something more blanketing and reassuring in the soft grey that is the Vancouver climate. See also: car tyres sale tyre shopper promotional code tyres fitted at home kawasaki atv tires kal tire flyer indianapolis tire barn used tires erie pa wheel and tire package |