this gallery is about how the color red is commonly used by high ranking people but also the meanings behind the color in different ways.
Pope Pius VII (1742-1823), Sir Thomas Lawrence, 1819, From the collection of: Royal Collection Trust, UK
In this painting you can definitly see how the color red is commonly used for authoritave figures.
Elizabeth I when a Princess (1533-1603), Attributed to William Scrots, 1546 - 1547, From the collection of: Royal Collection Trust, UK
In this piece you can see that Elizabeth is wearing a light color of red which can mean that she is passionate and that she is also sensitive as well.
Pair of council chairs, Tatham, Bailey & Sanders, 1812, From the collection of: Royal Collection Trust, UK
The council chair when looking at this piece you see that the chair is made of gold and a dark red. since dark red is being used it represents that the person who sits in this chair most likely has the following traits; Leadership, Courage, Willpower, and Wrath.
A Royal Marriage Scene, Eugène Isabey, 1820/1886, From the collection of: The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
In this piece of "A Royal Marriage Scene" you can see somewhat of multiple shades of red used from light red which is showing passion, and joy, to dark red that represents courage in this painting.
Mary, Queen of Scots (1542-87), François Clouet, 1558 - 1560, From the collection of: Royal Collection Trust, UK
In this picture we have another good example of red with authoritive figures like the queen of scots here. As seeing that the queen is dressed in a light red its more than likely that the painter is trying to represent her passion.
Piety: The Knights of the Round Table about to Depart in Quest of the Holy Grail, William Dyce, 1849, From the collection of: National Galleries Scotland: National
in this painting the reason why i chose this one is because it has a good amount of color in it but also since this gallery is about the color red and how is primarily used for authoritative figures. in this painting you can see how the artist used a variety of the color red like a brownish red on some of the knight where it show their masculinity to a red that shows their leadership and passion to their kinsmen.
Album of designs painted by Alexandra, Princess of Wales, incorporating photographs, 1866-1869, Queen Alexandra (1844-1925), when Princess of Wales, 1866 - 1869, From the collection of: Royal Collection Trust, UK
in this painting done by Queen Alexandra in this painting she is trying to show her passionate side along with her sensitive, passiveness, romantic, and her joy while being an authoritative figure.
Charles I (1600-49) with M. de St Antoine, Sir Anthony Van Dyck, 1633, From the collection of: Royal Collection Trust, UK
in this painting you see how king Charles I isn't wearing any red but as you see M. de St Antoine is wearing a dark brownish red to where he is showing his masculinity but as well as his leadership position.
Gustav III, King of Sweden, Lorens Pasch, 1780 - 1789, From the collection of: The Royal Armoury, Sweden
the reason why i chose this painting is because in this painting he is showing as i think of is his presence of power with the gold sashes and showing some of the royal colors.
The Two Crowns, Sir Frank Dicksee, 1900, From the collection of: Tate Britain
the two crowns a painting that has a lot of red in like the brownish red, pink, and dark red. as you can see with the colors used you can definitely tell the the person on the horse just came back home after a victory on the battlefield. were i get this is that pink has multiple meanings but one that sticks out more in this would be joy.
Samurai suit of armor, Unknown, Late 16th – early 17th century, mid-Edo period, From the collection of: The Israel Museum, Jerusalem
in this picture we have a piece of armor from a samurai one of the most high ranking people in asia. while looking at this when you think how this was made the Chinese wanted to show who was leader so they would give their top soldiers this armor and would emphasize on the color red to show their rank.
Parade armor and tack made for King Erik XIV of Sweden, Eliseus Libaerts, around 1562, From the collection of: Armoury, Dresden State Art Collections
in this picture of armor of some knights parade armor if you look at the plume on the knights helmet, the message being sent out during the parade is that the red is being matched with justice and as well as the harmonious balance of white which is matched with compassion.
Armor of Infante Luis, Prince of Asturias (1707–1724), Jean Drouart, dated 1712, From the collection of: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
in this picture we have another set of armor but his piece of armor belongs to the Prince of Asturias and seeing pieces of armor like this would mainly be used for royal paintings or being along side of the king to be along side of the soldiers before battle. including since there is a red sating in this it would mean that this person is most likely showing someone of high authority.
Portrait of a Man in Armor, Anthony van Dyck (Flemish, b.1599, d.1641), Circa 1621 - 1627, From the collection of: Cincinnati Art Museum
here we got a portrait of a person usually a knight doesn't get a painting like this unless they are very important. since this armor he was wearing is made off high value materials including red satin outlining of the armor, you would think that this person is a personal guard to the king's family.
Parade Armor, Eliseus Libaerts, 1563 - 1564, From the collection of: Armoury, Dresden State Art Collections
in this last picture of armor what you see is how detailed this armor is with the main black armor on the bottom but then you have the gold detail. armor like this back then would most likely bee seen on either the king or the kings right hand knight. Including the style of the plume its showing not just how high ranked the person is but a sense of pride and safety, this effect will cause the people to be able to relax a bit when seeing a person wearing armor like this.
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