Portrait Of The Queen (1969)
This portrait encountered widespread hostility from public and critics, including a woman who threw a bible at it when it was on display at the National Portrait Gallery. I'm not usually a fan of royal portraits but I like this one and am not tempted to throw a bible at it.
In 1969 the National Portrait Gallery commissioned Pietro Annigoni to paint a portrait of The Queen, of which this is a study. To quote him: 'I had made up my mind to show her in solitude... profoundly human ... queenly without recourse to crowns or other symbols of regality.' pic.twitter.com/hQydOhmXzW
— Richard Morris: Art History in a Tweet (@ahistoryinart) February 6, 2022
I like it, human, but in charge.
ReplyDeleteYou don't have to grovel, but do not trifle.