https://padlet.com/dauriaf8/vxbkm66wwhh D'auria Francesca; De Luca Giulia; D'Auria Nicola. en-us 2019-04-05 14:37:38 UTC 2025-11-18 23:35:56 UTC hello@padlet.com dauriaf8 https://padlet.com/dauriaf8/vxbkm66wwhh/wish/348955026 The "Rainbow Portrait" of Queen Elizabeth: a true concentration of symbols.]]> 2019-04-05 14:49:22 UTC https://padlet.com/dauriaf8/vxbkm66wwhh/wish/348955026 dauriaf8 https://padlet.com/dauriaf8/vxbkm66wwhh/wish/348967286 The eyes and ears on the queen's dress are a means of expression to indicate the "intelligence" capabilities of the crown:]]> 2019-04-05 15:14:41 UTC https://padlet.com/dauriaf8/vxbkm66wwhh/wish/348967286 dauriaf8 https://padlet.com/dauriaf8/vxbkm66wwhh/wish/348969271 The knotted snake would mean shrewdness and prudence, while the red globe is the heart; therefore, wisdom that dominates instincts and passions:

]]> 2019-04-05 15:19:00 UTC https://padlet.com/dauriaf8/vxbkm66wwhh/wish/348969271 dauriaf8 https://padlet.com/dauriaf8/vxbkm66wwhh/wish/348971772 The queen is holding a rainbow, symbol of peace. The sentence “Non sine Sole Iris” indicates that "without the sun there is not rainbow".]]> 2019-04-05 15:24:41 UTC https://padlet.com/dauriaf8/vxbkm66wwhh/wish/348971772 dauriaf8 https://padlet.com/dauriaf8/vxbkm66wwhh/wish/348983312 Elizabeth presents herself richly and beautifully dressed, adorned with pearls and gems. A sword resting on the table on the lower right of the picture symbolizes power and justice, and thus,  its status as sovereign. The animal white to his arm, adorned with a golden collar, is an ermine, symbol of purity and chastity.]]> 2019-04-05 15:52:43 UTC https://padlet.com/dauriaf8/vxbkm66wwhh/wish/348983312 dauriaf8 https://padlet.com/dauriaf8/vxbkm66wwhh/wish/348984798 The Queen is covered with pearls. Below the gorge, a collar stands out with a pearl pendant, up to the large and sumptuous necklace, with a Phoenix as a pendant. And this Phoenix who gives the name to the portrait, a Christological symbol of sacrifice and rebirth: Elizabeth sacrifices her femininity and marries the Ragion of State, to be reborn as the virgo astrea that will bring back the age of gold. Thus Elizabeth is reborn as the Virgin Queen. The rose, finally, is the symbol of the House of Tudor.]]> 2019-04-05 15:56:36 UTC https://padlet.com/dauriaf8/vxbkm66wwhh/wish/348984798 dauriaf8 https://padlet.com/dauriaf8/vxbkm66wwhh/wish/348999263 The portrait shows Elizabeth standing on the globe of the world, with her feet on Oxfordshire. The stormy sky, the clouds parting to reveal sunshine, and the inscriptions on the painting, make it plain that the portrait's symbolic theme is forgiveness.The three fragmentary Latin inscriptions can be interpreted as: "She gives and does not expect"; "She can but does not take revenge", and "In giving back she increases". Its subject is the sun, symbol of the monarch.]]> 2019-04-05 16:33:22 UTC https://padlet.com/dauriaf8/vxbkm66wwhh/wish/348999263 dauriaf8 https://padlet.com/dauriaf8/vxbkm66wwhh/wish/349166781 This portrait represents Spanish defeat: Spanish ships crashed into the rocks. This fact was seen as a real miracle. Her face is illuminated by the sun; the globe on the table, it represents the Queen’s power; the globe represents her expansion goal, Elizabeth’s hand is placed on America.The columns represent the columns of Hercules, after them there is nothing else. The Queen wants to go beyond, cross the columns of Hercules, and conquer new lands.  ]]> 2019-04-06 16:30:49 UTC https://padlet.com/dauriaf8/vxbkm66wwhh/wish/349166781 dauriaf8 https://padlet.com/dauriaf8/vxbkm66wwhh/wish/349168434 2019-04-06 16:50:02 UTC https://padlet.com/dauriaf8/vxbkm66wwhh/wish/349168434 dauriaf8 https://padlet.com/dauriaf8/vxbkm66wwhh/wish/349169058 In this portrait of the queen, aged about 41, she is treated almost like a religious icon. The mother pelican on her brooch is a traditional Christian symbol of Christ's sacrifice. It was believed that the pelican fed her young with her own blood. Here such a symbol refers to Elizabeth's role as a mother to her people.]]> 2019-04-06 16:56:55 UTC https://padlet.com/dauriaf8/vxbkm66wwhh/wish/349169058 dauriaf8 https://padlet.com/dauriaf8/vxbkm66wwhh/wish/349169420 2019-04-06 17:00:58 UTC https://padlet.com/dauriaf8/vxbkm66wwhh/wish/349169420