Karen Strickholm on Nostr: The more I look at this famous portrait of Queen Elizabeth, the freakier it gets - ...
The more I look at this famous portrait of Queen Elizabeth, the freakier it gets - Rainbow Portrait, c.1600, Hatfield House. SO many questions!
Is that a wig with a hat with a crown with a mini carnival ride of swinging pearl pendants on her head? What is that quasi-diaphonous thing she is holding? Why are snakes coiled on her sleeves? WTF, are those EYES and EARS embroidered on her sumptuous wrap? What does "non sine sole iris" mean?
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#England
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