The Tudor age produced some of the earliest English ‘likenesses’, from life-size images of monarchs to intimate portrait miniatures. Delve into the artistic, religious and political world of 16th-century England through a number of striking works from the Wallace Collection and beyond. You’ll uncover the meanings contributed by techniques, formats and symbols to reveal the ways that portraits were made and used by people across Tudor society – from the intimacy of the artist’s studio, to the professional setting of the livery company, and on the public stage of the royal court.

Led by Dr Christina Faraday, Research Fellow in History of Art at Gonville and Caius College, University of Cambridge, and a BBC Radio 3 New Generation Thinker.   

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Joining Information and Format: This course will be taught through Zoom Webinar. Each course session duration is 120 minutes, including a five-minute break and Q&A session with the tutor.  

Tickets are for all dates of this course. Ticketholders will be emailed the Zoom link, Webinar ID and Passcode 24 hours in advance of the first course session, which should be retained for accessing both sessions.