伊丽莎白一世--肖像画中的生活。

 伊丽莎白一世--肖像画中的生活。

Paul King

虽然有很多伊丽莎白的肖像画,但她并没有为其中的很多人摆姿势。 也许她有点虚荣--如果她不喜欢某张照片,她会把它毁掉。 她的国务卿罗伯特-塞西尔,一位精明的外交官,仔细地写道:"许多画家都为女王画过肖像,但没有人充分展示她的容貌和魅力。 因此女王陛下命令所有在一个聪明的画家完成所有其他画家都能模仿的肖像画之前,人们停止为她画肖像。 同时,女王陛下禁止展示任何丑陋的肖像画,直到它们得到改进。"

那么,她到底是什么样子的呢? 参观她的法庭的人的引文也许可以说明一些问题。

在她的第二十二年:

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"她的身材和面容都非常英俊;她有一种庄严的威严,没有人会怀疑她是一位女王。

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在她二十四岁的时候:

"虽然她的脸蛋漂亮而不是英俊,但她身材高挑,皮肤好,虽然是黑皮肤;她有一双漂亮的眼睛,最重要的是,她有一双漂亮的手,可以展示。

在她三十二岁的时候:

"她的头发与其说是黄色的,不如说是红色的,外观上自然卷曲。"

在她六十四岁的时候:

"当有人说起她的美貌时,她说她从来就不漂亮。 尽管如此,她还是尽可能地经常说起她的美貌。"

在她六十五岁的时候:

"她的脸是长方形的,白皙但有皱纹;她的眼睛很小,但黑色而悦目;她的鼻子有点钩;她的牙齿是黑色的(英国人似乎因为大量使用糖而有这种毛病);她戴着假发,而且是红色的。"

然而,众所周知,她在1562年感染了天花,这使她的脸上留下了疤痕。 她开始化白铅妆来掩盖这些疤痕。 在晚年,她的头发和牙齿都脱落了,在她生命的最后几年,她拒绝在她的任何房间里安装镜子。

因此,由于她的虚荣心,也许我们永远不会知道 正是 伊丽莎白一世(1533 - 1603)的模样。

Paul King

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