“Phoenix” portrait type

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The “Phoenix” portrait type is a distinctive late-16th-century image of Queen Elizabeth I, named for the jeweled phoenix badge she wears and emblematic of her royal majesty and symbolic rebirth.

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“Phoenix” portrait type canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf iconography of Elizabeth I ⓘ
portrait type ⓘ
associatedWith Tudor dynasty ⓘ
cult of Elizabeth I ⓘ
royal iconography ⓘ
contrastedWith "Pelican" portrait type ⓘ
depicts Queen Elizabeth I of England ⓘ
documentedIn Elizabethan art historical literature ⓘ
features carefully stylized facial features ⓘ
elaborate costume ⓘ
idealized image of Elizabeth I ⓘ
jeweled phoenix pendant ⓘ
jewelled bodice ⓘ
ornate lace ruff ⓘ
rich embroidery ⓘ
hasApproximateDate c. 1570s ⓘ
hasArtHistoricalContext Elizabethan portraiture ⓘ
Tudor court portraiture ⓘ
hasCulturalMeaning emblem of Elizabethan stability ⓘ
representation of Elizabeth as a quasi-mythic figure ⓘ
hasFunction dynastic propaganda ⓘ
projection of royal authority ⓘ
royal image-making ⓘ
hasGenre court portrait ⓘ
state portrait ⓘ
hasIconographicElement dark or neutral background emphasizing the figure ⓘ
intricate jewelry ⓘ
jewelled headdress ⓘ
symbolic badges ⓘ
hasIconographicPair "Pelican" portrait type ⓘ
hasLocationOfExamples National Portrait Gallery, London ⓘ
various British collections ⓘ
hasMainEmblem phoenix badge ⓘ
hasMedium oil on panel ⓘ
hasNameOrigin jeweled phoenix badge worn by Elizabeth I ⓘ
hasStatus canonical image type of Elizabeth I ⓘ
hasSubjectRole supreme monarch ⓘ
virgin queen ⓘ
hasTimePeriod late 16th century ⓘ
influenced later representations of Elizabeth I ⓘ
influencedBy earlier Tudor portrait conventions ⓘ
studiedBy art historians of Tudor England ⓘ
symbolizes immortality ⓘ
rebirth ⓘ
renewal of monarchy ⓘ
royal majesty ⓘ
usedFor affirmation of loyalty to the queen ⓘ
display in aristocratic households ⓘ

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Portraits of Queen Elizabeth I → hasPart → “Phoenix” portrait type ⓘ