Marcus Gheeraerts II Elizabethan Artist

by Hearn, Karen

• ISBN13: 9781854374431
• ISBN10: 1854374435
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-06-01
• Publisher: Tate

Summary

Marcus Gheeraerts II (1561/2-1636) was one of the most significant painters to work in England during the age of Shakespeare. Gheeraerts produced some of the most haunting and beautiful portraits in British art including, most famously, the largest surviving image of Queen Elizabeth I. Although born in Belgium and effectively an outsider within British society, it was Gheerhaerts who defined the public images of the leading Britons of his age. This is the first book to focus solely on Gheeraerts. Karen Hearn discusses his life and art in detail, with particular emphasis on what she terms the 'pregnancy portrait', a subject of increasing interest to literary and feminist critics. The book also includes an essay on Gheeraerts's techniques of painting by Tate Conservator Rica Jones, following examination and analysis of works in the Tate Collection.

Author Biography

Karen Hearn is a Curator at Tate.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. 7
Introduction	p. 8
Biography	p. 11
Portraits of Men	p. 17
Portraits of Women	p. 31
Pregnancy Portraits	p. 41
A Note on the Techniques of Painting found in Gheeraerts's Portraits in the Tate Collection	p. 53
Notes	p. 59
Further Reading	p. 62
Photographic Credits	p. 62
List of Exhibited Works	p. 63
Index	p. 64
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