Armada Portrait

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The Armada Portrait is a famous late-16th-century painting of Queen Elizabeth I that commemorates the defeat of the Spanish Armada and symbolizes her power and naval supremacy.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Tudor portrait ⓘ
oil painting ⓘ
portrait painting ⓘ
artHistoricalSignificance iconic image of Elizabeth I’s reign ⓘ
key work of English national propaganda imagery ⓘ
associatedWith English national identity ⓘ
Tudor court culture ⓘ
attributedTo George Gower ⓘ
collection Royal Museums Greenwich ⓘ
commissionedBy unknown ⓘ
countryOfOrigin England ⓘ
creator unknown English artist ⓘ
depicts Elizabeth I in elaborate black and gold gown ⓘ
Elizabeth I of England ⓘ
English ships in calm seas ⓘ
Spanish ships in stormy seas ⓘ
globe showing the Atlantic and the Americas ⓘ
interior setting with window views to sea ⓘ
jewels and regalia of monarchy ⓘ
mermaid-like sea motifs in decoration ⓘ
pearls as symbols of chastity ⓘ
table covered with rich textiles ⓘ
depictsEvent Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604) ⓘ
Spanish Armada ⓘ
genre state portrait ⓘ
hasPart columns framing the composition ⓘ
crown of England ⓘ
hand resting on a globe ⓘ
jewelled dress and elaborate lace ruff ⓘ
seascapes of the English and Spanish fleets ⓘ
hasVersion National Portrait Gallery version of the Armada Portrait ⓘ
Royal Museums Greenwich version of the Armada Portrait ⓘ
Woburn Abbey version of the Armada Portrait ⓘ
inception circa 1588 ⓘ
influencedBy continental European court portraiture ⓘ
location Queen’s House, Greenwich ⓘ
linked to: Queen’s House
mainSubject defeat of the Spanish Armada ⓘ
materialUsed oil paint ⓘ
movement Elizabethan art ⓘ
Renaissance art ⓘ
previousLocation Private English collections ⓘ
Woburn Abbey ⓘ
supportMaterial panel ⓘ
symbolizes Elizabeth I as Virgin Queen ⓘ
English naval supremacy ⓘ
imperial ambition ⓘ
maritime empire ⓘ
monarchical power ⓘ

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Portraits of Queen Elizabeth I → hasPart → Armada Portrait ⓘ