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🎨 Arts
March 09, 2026 at 11:30 AM
Tudor Courtiers Exchanged Portrait Miniatures as Love Tokens. Centuries Later, New Research Is Unlocking the Secrets of These Intimate Artworks
Source:
Smithsonian Magazine
Art historians have uncovered several previously unknown miniature portraits by Elizabeth I's favorite artist, Nicholas Hilliard, shedding new light on Tudor-era art.
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Nicholas Hilliard
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