Art historian with an interest in visual messages
Conor Byrne studied for his Bachelor's degree in history at Exeter University, and his Master of Arts in medieval and early modern history at the university of York. He is currently a PhD student at the University of Southampton research the history of executed queens. He has previously written on the life of Katharine Howard.… Continue reading Guest Post: Lady Katherine Grey : A Tragic Inheritance by Conor Byrne.
Author : Conor Byrne, BA (Hons), MA. Publisher: The History Press. I received this latest biography by Conor Byrne from the publishers on Friday, 22nd July. It sits well in the hand and the size of the text makes it easy to read. Congratulations History Press on a beautifully produced book. Lady Katharine Grey & her son, Edward… Continue reading Lady Katharine Grey: A Dynastic Tragedy by Conor Byrne- A Review
The author recounts their discovery of Levina Teerlinc, a significant 16th-century woman artist, while researching for their MA. They analyze a portrait by Nicholas Hilliard, suggesting it depicts Teerlinc as the Unknown Lady. Teerlinc's status as Elizabeth I's official painter raises her profile in the male-dominated art world of the period.
Articles in various publications have looked at Franny Moyle’s suggestion that Holbein left clues regarding the identification of one of his sitters of his miniatures being of Henry VIII’s fourth wife, Anna, Duchess of Cleves and not Katherine Howard as suggested by George Vertue writing in the 18th century. The recent article about Moyle’s theory… Continue reading How we know the Tudor Royals from 1485 – 1558; and who painted them.
For those not familiar with the genre of the portrait miniature, let us first consider why and when these portraits became popular in England, and the various artists creating these images for the Tudor court. The half millennium saw a marked change from the religious themes of the medieval period to secular subjects inspired by… Continue reading The origins of the Tudor portrait miniature
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