Tudor Portrait Miniature Workshop
History, Techniques and Practice
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Hans Holbein
Portrait of a Court Official Kunsthistoriches Museum, Vienna |
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'There are but five perfect colours.'
– Nicholas Hilliard
Hans Holbein's iconic portrait miniatures embody many of the elaborate codes and value systems embedded in sixteenth-century materials and techniques.
Led by artist Jane Elliot, this two-day workshop explores the Tudor portrait miniature within the context of the Holbein in England exhibition. Working directly from a model and with step-by-step tuition on preparatory drawing, annotation and the use of gouache, participants have the unique opportunity to produce their own jewel-like image.
Discussions and demonstrations explore the sources, philosophy, alchemy and meaning of the Tudor palette with particular emphasis on the work of Hans Holbein, Nicholas Hilliard and Lucas Horenbout.
£75 (£55 concessions), booking recommended
