Hello and welcome back to our weekly blog where twice a week we get a new blog article to embark on a new adventure through history.
In the last article we had seen the art from the amazing William Scrots, in this article we have a new art gallery to see (Drumroll please)
And our next artist is… Levina Teerlinc.
A bit about the artist
Levina Teerlinc was born in Bruges, Flanders. (Which is now a part of Belgium) in 1510, and she is one of five daughters. She married George Teerlinc and soon they made their way to England, where it was documented that she was there by 1546.
Levina Teerlinc was a court painter in the Tudor courts, she served Henry VIII, Edward VI, Mary I, and Elizabeth I, where she received a salary until her death in 1576.
Levina Teerlinc was the only female painter in the court of Henry VIII, and she event worked under Catherine Parr alongside Susannah Hornebolt and Margaret Holsewyther.
Levina Teerlinc was appointed tutor in painting to the king’s daughter in the Spanish court in 1559, and she passed away in Stephney, London on June 23rd, 1576.
Onto the art gallery
Levina Teerlinc had twenty-four famous paintings.
The first piece we are going to look at is called Portrait of Lady Katherine Grey.
It was painted between 1555 and 1560. The medium that was used was watercolor on Vellum. It is currently at the Victoria and Albert museum in the paints and study room, level F.
The second painting we are going to look at is called Mary Dudley Lady Sidney's miniature portrait.
The painting was created in 1575, the medium that was used was watercolor and Vellum, and it is currently in the Victoria and Albert museum but it is currently in storage.
The third picture we are going to look at is called: Mary Neville, Lady Dacre.
Made between 1540's and 1550's this portrait is a protrait miniature of Mary Neville, Baroness Darce. The medium is painted on Vellum and printed onto card.
The fourth and last painting we will be looking at it called: Katherine Parr.
This portrait is of Katherine Parr, and it is known as the "Sudeley Miniature" of Katherine Parr. It was made between 1543 and 1544, the medium used was portrait minature and it's current location is undentified.
The End of Today’s Article
Though the portraits are greatly different, they all have something in common; they were painted by Levina Teerlinc. Now that we have gone over the art gallery of Levina Teerlinc, I have a couple of questions for you, Which portrait stuck out to you the most? And why do you think it stuck out to you the most? If you have the answers please send them to Georgia Clearless for a prize.Fancy writing a blog of your own?
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