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Lady Philippa Coningsby
George Gower1578
Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields
Indianapolis, United States
Details
- Title: Lady Philippa Coningsby
- Creator Lifespan: 1530 - 1596
- Creator Nationality: British
- Creator Gender: Male
- Date Created: 1578
- Type: oil paintings
- Rights: James E. Roberts Fund
- External Link: http://www.imamuseum.org/mercury/load-artwork/31478
- Medium: oil on wood
- wall label: In this impressive example of Elizabethan portraiture, George Gower has created a memorable likeness of Lady Philippa Coningsby. His bold and rather archaic style exemplifies the distinctive neo-Medieval taste of the late Elizabethan court. Gower's portrait style, with its bright colors and patterned surfaces, developed independently of contemporary European trends toward greater naturalism. The cherries in Lady Philippa's hand are traditional symbols of transience. This meaning is reinforced by the inscription (in French): "Pleasure dies but honor endures."
- measurements: 37 x 27 5/8 in.
- Artist: Gower, George
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