tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post49692025548885352..comments2023-10-12T02:21:40.102-07:00Comments on English Historical Fiction Authors: Limning - The Art of the Tudor MiniatureDebra Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03256313302199653185noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-73008948868308115082018-08-02T04:40:44.989-07:002018-08-02T04:40:44.989-07:00I was reading a book on the Tudors recently and it...I was reading a book on the Tudors recently and it mentioned Limnings...so this detailed history showing how the miniatures were painted is terrific. Super!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16903373873445272668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-10195767466666881612013-10-16T20:40:51.187-07:002013-10-16T20:40:51.187-07:00I'm glad you ran the article again, Deborah! F...I'm glad you ran the article again, Deborah! Fascinating reading and beautiful portraits.<br />Julianne Douglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10190332417986785920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-36645617938391790282013-10-16T19:20:19.827-07:002013-10-16T19:20:19.827-07:00Yes -- he's definitely sigh-worthy! Thanks.Yes -- he's definitely sigh-worthy! Thanks.Barbara Monajemhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06740868750916582900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-62451194113199996942013-10-16T08:41:51.077-07:002013-10-16T08:41:51.077-07:00Hi Barbara, Yes it is Hilliard's portrait of h...Hi Barbara, Yes it is Hilliard's portrait of himself aged 30. It is in the Victoria nd Albert Museum. He perhaps flattered himself a little (I would have, if I were doing a portrait of myself!) But I agree - he's gorgeous!Deborah Swifthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10594174632573628818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-18108956617373762472013-10-15T18:38:09.753-07:002013-10-15T18:38:09.753-07:00I'm very glad you posted this again, because I...I'm very glad you posted this again, because I missed it the first time. What lovely artwork. Do you know the identity of the first young man pictured here?Barbara Monajemhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06740868750916582900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-87861157718793294482013-10-15T11:59:30.868-07:002013-10-15T11:59:30.868-07:00Hi Debbie, yes I think you and Grace were the only...Hi Debbie, yes I think you and Grace were the only people who read it. As I'm scheduled for two posts this month for some odd reason, I thought I'd give it another outing!<br />Carol, the information came from an old article on miniatures that I had from the Readers Digest cross-referenced with Hilliard's own treatise which is available online and which I bought when I was researching The Lady's Slipper.Deborah Swifthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10594174632573628818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-10517411499732502622013-10-15T09:26:00.724-07:002013-10-15T09:26:00.724-07:00I love it. I once wrote a play in which Henry VIII...I love it. I once wrote a play in which Henry VIII carried limnings of each of his wives in his six pockets to purgatory . I researched them then. I did not know all you have here such as the clothing coming separately to the studio.Carol McGrathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11072696398820339640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-7663108091684253262013-10-14T22:35:57.816-07:002013-10-14T22:35:57.816-07:00Hi Deborah,
I remembered this post clearly and se...Hi Deborah,<br /><br />I remembered this post clearly and searched for it to link to it when I did mine on cameos, silhouettes and cartes de visite. Problem was, I searched for it on this blog! Now I know why it "disappeared".Debra Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03256313302199653185noreply@blogger.com