
This painting is a story of the virtues, position and beauty of one extraordinary person, told through sophisticated symbols. Each of these symbols contains important information, and one of them has particular power.
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A majestic face, fairy-tale like attire and a brooch with a pelican, a symbol of parental sacrifice – this is Queen Elizabeth I as portrayed by Nicholas Hilliard.
The image of Queen Elizabeth I known as the Pelican Portrait is the epitome of English portraiture in the Tudor ti