THE ICONOLOGICAL AND ICONOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS OF PAUL DELAROCHE'S WORK THE EXECUTION OF LADY JANE GREY – THE QUEEN FOR NINE DAYS
The character Lady Jane Grey, whose authorship is attributed to the French painter Paul Delaroche, became known worldwide as the “Queen for Nine Days”. Delaroche, who visited the place where Lady Jane Grey was executed, for example: The Tower of London in the 19th century, was moved and inspired by the tragic story of the queen. With his ability to produce works from a theatrical perspective, Delaroche managed to represent the figure of the young queen as a martyr and her execution as a fatality, allowing the viewer to immerse themselves and, consequently, to get closer to the historical/iconographic scenario that characterizes the work under study.
THE ICONOLOGICAL AND ICONOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS OF PAUL DELAROCHE'S WORK THE EXECUTION OF LADY JANE GREY – THE QUEEN FOR NINE DAYS
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.22533/at.ed.9294424010078
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Palavras-chave: Iconography. Lady Jane Grey. Paul Delaroche.
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Keywords: Iconography. Lady Jane Grey. Paul Delaroche.
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Abstract:
The character Lady Jane Grey, whose authorship is attributed to the French painter Paul Delaroche, became known worldwide as the “Queen for Nine Days”. Delaroche, who visited the place where Lady Jane Grey was executed, for example: The Tower of London in the 19th century, was moved and inspired by the tragic story of the queen. With his ability to produce works from a theatrical perspective, Delaroche managed to represent the figure of the young queen as a martyr and her execution as a fatality, allowing the viewer to immerse themselves and, consequently, to get closer to the historical/iconographic scenario that characterizes the work under study.
- Marina Castro
