The Tudor wall painting emerges.
The beginning of the House of Tudor was equally dramatic.
Establishinglegitimacywas no easy feat, and a level of self-promotion and advertising was required.
The Tudor wall painting emerges. (Photo:Tobit Curteis Associates LLP)
Christ’s College was established in 1505 byLady Margaret Beaufort.
Decades of turmoil and kingmaking ensued among the elite nobles of the Yorkist and Lancastrian factions.
While a great patron of the college, Lady Margaret was also a mother and powerful political mind.
The crown is perched above a portcullis. (Photo:Tobit Curteis Associates LLP)
The painting wasdiscovered, well-preserved behind an existing wall, during renovations of the building known as First Court.
As the symbol of the Beaufort family, it too is crowned.
On the right, a large symbol is either a fleur-de-lis or feathers associated with the Prince of Wales.
The roses’s detail is impressive. (Photo:Tobit Curteis Associates LLP)
Such survivals are extremely unusual, said Dr. Faraday.
Wall paintings were a relatively cheap and disposable form of decoration, and so were rarely deliberately preserved.
The crown is perched above a portcullis.
The etching which guided the painter can be seen. (Photo:Tobit Curteis Associates LLP)
The roses’s detail is impressive.
(Photo:Tobit Curteis Associates LLP)
The etching which guided the painter can be seen.
