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Rainbow Portrait of Elizabeth I
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Portrait of Elizabeth I
The Rainbow Portrait
The majesty and symbolism in this portrait is designed to dazzle, inspire and intimidate various audiences. The purpose of this portrait is clear: to show the power and majesty of Elizabeth.
In her hand she holds a rainbow, a symbol of peace, this is an allegory that shows she possesses peace, but nowadays we can not see the rainbow since it faded.
The phrase Non sine sole means that without the sun you don't get the rain, so she is the sun
It's unlikely that the picture has been painted while the queen was posing; more likely the artist drew inspiration from other earlier paintings.
As a matter of fact, it was painted in around 1600 and Elizabeth would only live for three more years, but the artist put her in her late sixties and yet the queen's face is ageless, beautiful and perfect.
EYES and EARS embroidered into her dress are probably a symbol that she sees and hears all. As a matter of fact she had survived despite all the rebellions, plots and conspiracies against her
She is also dripping with JEWELS and fine fabrics, depicting her majesty, splendour and wealth.
Among all the jewels, she is also wearing PEARLS, a symbol of virginity.
Elizabeth has always been seen as wise for this reason in the sleeves of her dress, in this portrait, we can see the most cunning creature, the SNAKE.
But there's also an heart that symbolizes love.
The beautiful CROWN on her head is a symbol of the monarchy. Indeed this portrait was painted long after Elizabeth became queen, and was ment to show, after a long time, that she was still the rightful queen: Elizabeth is the monarch.