Title: Nicholas Hilliard : life of an artist /
Authors: Goldring, Elizabeth,; Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art
Year: 2019
Subjects: Hilliard, Nicholas,; Hilliard, Nicholas,; Painters Great Britain Biography; Portrait miniatures, Renaissance England.; Painters; Great Britain
Abstract: This illustrated biography follows Nicholas Hilliard's long and remarkable life (c. 1547-1619) from the West Country to the heart of the Elizabethan and Jacobean courts. It showcases new archival research and stunning images, many reproduced in color for the first time. Hilliard's portraits-some no larger than a watch-face-have decisively shaped perceptions of the appearances and personalities of many key figures in one of the most exciting, if volatile, periods in British history. His sitters included Elizabeth I, James I, and Mary, Queen of Scots; explorers Sir Francis Drake and Sir Walter Raleigh; and members of the emerging middle class from which he himself hailed. Hilliard counted the Medici, the Valois, the Habsburgs, and the Bourbons among his Continental European patrons and admirers. Published to mark the 400th anniversary of Hilliard's death, this is the definitive biography of one of Britain's most notable artists.
Contents: Exeter c. 1547-1555 -- Exile and return 1555-1562 -- Apprentice 1562-1569 -- Ascent 1569-1576 -- France 1576-1578 -- England's leading artist 1578-1588 -- A changing of the guard 1588-1603 -- At the court of James I 1603-1619.