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.

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