File:George Gower Elizabeth Sieve Portrait.jpg

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Summary

George Gower: Plimpton Sieve Portrait of Queen Elizabeth I

Artist



Alternative names	Gower
Description	English painter
Date of birth/death	circa 1540 date QS:P,+1540-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902	1596
Location of birth/death	England	London
Work period	1570s-1590s
Work location	London
Authority file	: Q2126008 VIAF: 65226012 ISNI: 0000000082512456 ULAN: 500032228 LCCN: nr00039827 Oxford Dict.: 11173 WorldCat

Title

The Plimpton "Sieve" Portrait of Elizabeth I of England

Object type

painting

Genre

portrait

Description

Elizabeth I, Queen of England, depicted with a sieve in her left hand. The sieve alludes to the myth of Tuccia, a roman Vestal Virgin who proved her virginity by carrying water with a sieve.

Depicted people

Elizabeth I of England

Date

1579

Medium

oil on panel

Dimensions

height: 104.4 cm (41.1 in); width: 76.2 cm (30 in)

Collection

Folger Shakespeare Library

	Native name	Folger Shakespeare Library
	Location	201 East Capitol Street SE Washington, D.C. United States of America
	Coordinates	38° 53′ 21.7″ N, 77° 00′ 11.42″ W
	Established	1932
	Website	www.folger.edu
	Authority file	: Q728116 VIAF: 140536096 ISNI: 0000000119580613 ULAN: 500312774 LCCN: n50000657 NLA: 36094521 WorldCat

Accession number

ART 246171

Inscriptions

Motto top left:

TVTTO VEDO & MOLTO MANCHO

[I see everything and much is lacking]

Probably relates to the exploration of the New World during Elizabeth's reign

Name of sitter top right:

E R

[Elizabeth Regina] [Queen Elizabeth]

Coat of arms and motto top right:

HONI SOIT QUI MAL Y PENSE // SEMPER EADEM

[Spurned be the one who evil thinks // Always the same]

Motto of the Order of the Garter // Personal motto of Elizabeth

Motto and date right:

SANCHO RIPOSO & RIPOSATO AFFANO // 1579

[Weary I rest and having rested I am still weary // 1579]

Quotation from "TRIUMPHUS CUPIDINIS" (Triumph of Love) by Petrarch

References

http://luna.folger.edu/luna/servlet/detail/FOLGERCM1~6~6~29241~102094:The-Plimpton--Sieve--portrait-of-Qu?sort=call_number%2Cmpsortorder1%2Ccd_title%2Cimprint&qvq=q:George%2BGower;sort:call_number%2Cmpsortorder1%2Ccd_title%2Cimprint;lc:FOLGERCM1~6~6&mi=0&trs=1242

Source/Photographer

http://www.folger.edu/html/exhibitions/elizabeth_I/sieve.asp

Permission
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File history

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	Date/Time	Dimensions	User	Comment
current	02:31, 20 April 2011	737 × 1,024 (1,011 KB)	PKM	Higher resolution
	02:15, 20 April 2011	311 × 432 (64 KB)	PKM	Reverted to version as of 02:56, 27 October 2008 - NOT the same portrait (my mistake) will reupload the other version
	01:55, 8 November 2010	605 × 800 (134 KB)	PKM	Higher resolution file
	02:56, 27 October 2008	311 × 432 (64 KB)	PKM	{{Information \|Description=The ''Plimpton "Sieve" Portrait'' of Elizabeth I of England, oil on panel \|Source=http://www.folger.edu/html/exhibitions/elizabeth_I/sieve.asp \|Date=1579 \|Author=George Gower \|Permission= \|other_versions= }} {{Creator:George