File:George Gower Elizabeth Sieve Portrait.jpg

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George Gower: Plimpton Sieve Portrait of Queen Elizabeth I  wikidata:Q24183478 reasonator:Q24183478
Artist
George Gower  (1540–1596)  wikidata:Q2126008
 
George Gower
Alternative names
Gower
Description English painter
Date of birth/death circa 1540
date QS:P,+1540-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
 1596 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death England Edit this at Wikidata London Edit this at Wikidata
Work period 1570s-1590s
Work location
London Edit this at Wikidata
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artist QS:P170,Q2126008
image of artwork listed in title parameter on this page
Title
The Plimpton "Sieve" Portrait of Elizabeth I of England
title QS:P1476,en:"The Plimpton "Sieve" Portrait of Elizabeth I of England"
label QS:Len,"The Plimpton "Sieve" Portrait of Elizabeth I of England"
label QS:Les,"El retrato Plimpton "tamiz" de Isabel I de Inglaterra"
label QS:Lfr,"Le portrait Plimpton "tamis" d'Élisabeth Ire d'Angleterre"
label QS:Lde,"Das Plimpton "Sieb" Porträt von Elisabeth I. von England"
label QS:Lnl,"Het Plimpton "zeef" portret van Elizabeth I van Engeland"
Object type painting Edit this at Wikidata
Genre portrait Edit this at Wikidata
Description
Elizabeth I, Queen of England, depicted with a sieve in her left hand. The sieve alludes to the myth of Tuccia, a roman Vestal Virgin who proved her virginity by carrying water with a sieve.
Depicted people Elizabeth I of England Edit this at Wikidata
Date 1579
date QS:P571,+1579-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Medium oil on panel
medium QS:P186,Q296955;P186,Q106857709,P518,Q861259
Dimensions height: 104.4 cm (41.1 in); width: 76.2 cm (30 in)
dimensions QS:P2048,104.4U174728
dimensions QS:P2049,76.2U174728
institution QS:P195,Q728116
Accession number
ART 246171
Inscriptions

Motto top left:

TVTTO VEDO & MOLTO MANCHO
[I see everything and much is lacking]
Probably relates to the exploration of the New World during Elizabeth's reign

Name of sitter top right:

E R
[Elizabeth Regina] [Queen Elizabeth]

Coat of arms and motto top right:

HONI SOIT QUI MAL Y PENSE // SEMPER EADEM
[Spurned be the one who evil thinks // Always the same]
Motto of the Order of the Garter // Personal motto of Elizabeth

Motto and date right:

SANCHO RIPOSO & RIPOSATO AFFANO // 1579
[Weary I rest and having rested I am still weary // 1579]
Quotation from "TRIUMPHUS CUPIDINIS" (Triumph of Love) by Petrarch
References http://luna.folger.edu/luna/servlet/detail/FOLGERCM1~6~6~29241~102094:The-Plimpton--Sieve--portrait-of-Qu?sort=call_number%2Cmpsortorder1%2Ccd_title%2Cimprint&qvq=q:George%2BGower;sort:call_number%2Cmpsortorder1%2Ccd_title%2Cimprint;lc:FOLGERCM1~6~6&mi=0&trs=1242 Edit this at Wikidata
Source/Photographer http://www.folger.edu/html/exhibitions/elizabeth_I/sieve.asp
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current02:31, 20 April 2011Thumbnail for version as of 02:31, 20 April 2011737 × 1,024 (1,011 KB)PKM (talk | contribs)Higher resolution
02:15, 20 April 2011Thumbnail for version as of 02:15, 20 April 2011311 × 432 (64 KB)PKM (talk | contribs)Reverted to version as of 02:56, 27 October 2008 - NOT the same portrait (my mistake) will reupload the other version
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02:56, 27 October 2008Thumbnail for version as of 02:56, 27 October 2008311 × 432 (64 KB)PKM (talk | contribs){{Information |Description=The ''Plimpton "Sieve" Portrait'' of Elizabeth I of England, oil on panel |Source=http://www.folger.edu/html/exhibitions/elizabeth_I/sieve.asp |Date=1579 |Author=George Gower |Permission= |other_versions= }} {{Creator:George

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