Portrait miniatures and architecture 16th century

Where and when were they made?

The word 'miniature' comes from the Latin word 'miniare'. This means 'to colour with red lead', a practice that was used for the capital letters.
What is meant by the term ‘portrait miniature’?

What were portrait miniatures made for?

Lucas Horenbout
(1490-1544)
(1497-1543)
Jean Clouet
(1480-1541)
Who are the miniaturists to know?
Hans Holbein the Younger

Nicholas Hilliard
(1547-1619)
Isaac Oliver
(1565-1617)
Samuel Cooper
(1609-1672)
Who are the miniaturists to know?

Nicholas Hilliard (1547-1619) is the first great native-born English painter of the Renaissance. He became an outstanding painter of portrait miniatures, the first notable English artist of this medium.

An Unknown Youth Leaning Against a Tree Among Roses

An Unknown Man Against a Background of Flames