Elizabethan quote...
I have struggled to find a direct Elizabethan hair quote so I chose one of Shakespeare's most popular sonnets that includes common metaphors used to describe the ideal beauty:
- "My mistress' eyes are nothing like the sun
Coral is far more fair then her lips fair
If snow be white, why then, her breast is dun,
If hair be wires, black wires grow on her head.
I have seen roses damasked, red and white,
But no such roses see I in her cheeks..."
The ideal Elizabethan female has white skin, bright eyes, red cheeks and lips plus fair hair.
La Boutique , (2013), Unknown [ONLINE]. Available at:
http://laboutique-blog.tumblr.com/ [Accessed 13 October 13].
Nicol Vizioli, (2012), 006 [ONLINE]. Available at:
http://showtime.arts.ac.uk/yuanziwang [Accessed 13 October 13].
I think both these images are modern representations of Queen Elizabeth. The first image is a much more literal representation with the red hair and pale skin however the second image is more contemporary as they have the taken the statement pale skin and applied it to the whole of the model. The image still looks and incorporates elements of the well known Elizabethan appearance but embodies a winter feel to it as it has been purposely created for a winter theme. I aim to involve a similar theme in my work, something that stands out and has a different take on the era.
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