Title of Product:

Nicholas Hilliard's 'Young Man Among Roses'

Image of the product:

Name of Author(s): Roy Strong

Name of Producer: Victoria and Albert Museum

Language/s of Product: English

Website of the product: www.vam.ac.uk/collections/paintings/stories/Hilliard's_Young_Man/index.html

Target Group: General public, historians, teachers, students 16+

Overall Evaluation: excellent

Objectives & Structure:
The site is an illustrated academic account describing one of Nicholas Hilliard’s paintings ‘Young Man Among the Roses’.
The text is from the study of this miniature in Roy Strong, 'The Cult of Elizabeth' (published in 1977).
It is a simple essay type structure with clickable enlargements of images.

Description of contents:
The contents are a detailed account of several aspects of Hilliard’s life and painting.
The most important aspect for students is the detailed analysis of the symbolism of the painting and the understanding of Elizabethan life that it reveals.
The site links to other V & A pages, most importantly ‘The Origins of Portrait Miniatures’ and ‘ Artist in Focus: Nicholas Hilliard and his Pupil Isaac Oliver’

Evaluation and Comments:

Description of how the website can be used with the students::
Students, either individually or as a group, could explore this site to get a clearer understanding of Elizabethan times, the role of the miniaturist, Hilliard’s importance within the history of English art etc

Comments::
An essential site for teachers or students to begin an in-depth study into one of Hilliard’s greatest works.

Evaluation Date: 30.06.08

Name of teacher: Stef Gabrysch

Name of School: Queen Elizabeth School

Country: UK

Subjects Taught: Art