Nicholas Hilliard - Life of an Artist

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.

Published in association with the Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art

About the author

Elizabeth Goldring is an honorary associate professor at the Centre for the Study of the Renaissance at the University of Warwick and a fellow of the Royal Historical Society.

Product details

• Authors: Elizabeth Goldring, Goldring Elizabeth
• Publisher: Yale University Press Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 28.02.2019
• EAN: 9780300241426
• ISBN: 978-0-300-24142-6
• No. of pages: 352
• Series: The Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art; Paul Mellon Centre for Studies; Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art; Paul Mellon Centre for Studies; Studies in British Art; The Association of Human Rights Institutes series
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Art history; European History, ART / Subjects & Themes / Portraits, ART / History / General, HISTORY / World, ART / European, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / Stuart Era (1603-1714), General & world history, History of Art, British & Irish history, United Kingdom, Great Britain, 17th century, c 1600 to c 1699, Early modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700, Renaissance art, General and world history, Renaissance style, C 1600 To C 1700, History of art & design styles: c 1600 to c 1800, Portraits in art, Portraits and self-portraiture in art