Head and Shoulders above the Rest

Helen Hackett | The Literary Review | 9th February 2019

Why should the “glorious” miniatures of an Elizabethan court painter be of interest to an audience broader than art historians? The answer in a “definitive” biography is that Hilliard not only helped define the English identity but also built a strong “European” reputation. For one writer Hilliard’s cosmopolitan outlook is apposite when confronting the “sad and disorienting effects of Brexit”.