Sieve Portrait of Queen Elizabeth I

label QS:Len,"Sieve Portrait of Queen Elizabeth I"

Forfatter/Opretter:

Quinten Massijs II

Kredit:

http://www.shafe.co.uk/crystal/images/lshafe/Metsys_Elizabeth_I_The_Sieve_Portrait_c1583.jpg

Shortlink:

https://dkwiki.dk/b/227c8

kilde:

Wikimedia Commons

størrelse:

1546 x 2087 Pixel (929296 Bytes)

beskrivelse:

Elizabeth I of England, The Sieve Portrait. Elizabeth is portrayed as Tuccia, a Vestal Virgin who proved her chastity by carrying a sieve full of water from the Tiber to the Temple of Vesta. She is surround by symbols of imperial majesty including a column with an imperial crown at its base and a globe. The portrait is signed on the base of the globe 1583. Q. MASSYS ANT (for "of Antwerp").

Licens:

Public domain