The Image of the Queen: From Allegory to Domesticity and Informality, Elizabeth I and Elizabeth II

Vlasiu, Mihail (2000) The Image of the Queen: From Allegory to Domesticity and Informality, Elizabeth I and Elizabeth II. MPhil(R) thesis, University of Glasgow.

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Abstract

This thesis focuses on issues of continuity and change in the evolution royal portraiture and examines the similarities and differences in portraying Elizabeth I in the 16th and 17th centuries and Elizabeth II in the 20th century. The thesis goes beyond the similarity of the shared name of the two monarchs; it shows the major changes not only in the way of portraying a queen but also in the way in which the public has changed its perception of the monarch and of the monarchy. Elizabeth I aimed to unite a nation by focusing the eye upon herself, while Elizabeth II triumphed through humanity and informality.

Item Type: Thesis (MPhil(R))
Qualification Level: Masters
Keywords: Art history
Date of Award: 2000
Depositing User: Enlighten Team
Unique ID: glathesis:2000-76071
Copyright: Copyright of this thesis is held by the author.
Date Deposited: 19 Nov 2019 16:52
Last Modified: 19 Nov 2019 16:52
URI: https://theses.gla.ac.uk/id/eprint/76071

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