1563
oil
panel
From the collection of Tate Britain
Dominant colour
Elizabeth Roydon, Lady Golding is a 1563 oil by Hans Eworth, a Early Baroque Italian work, held at Tate Britain.
This portrait shows a woman in a black dress with white lace cuffs and a high neckline. She wears a gold necklace and holds a rolled-up paper in her hands. A red and white checkered object with a red ribbon is visible in the upper left corner. The woman's attire and the object in the corner suggest a sense of elegance and refinement. The artist has used oil paint to create a detailed and realistic image. To learn more about the techniques used in this painting, explore the world of glazing.
Hans Eworth (or Ewouts; c. 1520–1574) was a Flemish painter active in England in the mid-16th century. Along with other exiled Flemings, he made a career in Tudor London, painting allegorical images as well as portraits…
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