The Story of Tudor Art

This is a treasury of art, objects, jewellery and clothes that tells the history of Tudors through the things that they loved, commissioned, lost, destroyed and sometimes cherished. The richness of the book is not just in the wealth of illustrations - but in the reading of them - whether it is the 'come hither' smile of Henry VII or the newly discovered reverse of a hidden panel. Whether you love art or the Tudors or both - this book is for you -- Philippa Gregory A vivid panorama of Tudor art in all its genres and media, fine, decorative and multifarious. Scintillatingly fresh, rooted in deep knowledge and understanding. A surprise awaits around every corner - I can’t praise it enough -- John Guy, University of Cambridge An engaging and authoritative exploration of the art of the Tudor era, looking at not just paintings and sculpture, but throwing a wider net over the artistic legacy of this profuse age. Faraday rightly insists on the importance of textiles – including tapestries, embroideries and costume – now only faintly evoked by contemporary descriptions of Court spectacles, and in the few precious examples that survive -- Tim Knox, Director of the Royal Collection Faraday's writing has the playfulness of fiction and the heft of scholarship -- Amy Jeffs, author of STORYLAND Paintings and jewels, tapestries and clothes, Christina Faraday's The Story of Tudor Art has them all in abundance. Painstakingly researched and compellingly written, Faraday offers her readers a tantalising glimpse of the splendour that dominated the royal Tudor court, painting a vivid picture of sparkling magnificence. A dazzling achievement -- Nicola Tallis A tremendous book, full of wonder and exquisite detail. It is lively, revelatory and, like its subject, beautifully wrought -- Jessie Childs Christina Faraday brings her astute and searching mind to visual art in the Tudor century, giving us a sparkling, expansive and much-needed account and, astonishingly, the first! No one with even a passing interest in the Tudors should be without it -- Suzannah Lipscomb This book is as original as it is readable -- James Stourton