Isaac Oliver
By Jake Lyman
Biographical Information
- He was a English Miniature painter.
- A pupil of Nicholas Hilliard.
- Made a painting called Unknown Man.
- Created in 1590.
- Today it is held in the National Portrait Gallery.
- No one knows who this is.
- The portrait has very good detail.
- Spent most time in London learning to be a painter.
- Trained to be a painter.
- He created many Paintings, or miniatures.
- Had many Patrons, but few were important.
Portraits
Unknown Man
Created in 1590. The title says it all. No one knows who this man is, and they never will. There appears to be a couple in the background, is he at a wedding? Where is he? Oliver, Isaac. Unknown Man. C.1590. National Portrait Gallery, University of California, San Diego.
Victoria
Created in 1590. This is a picture of Queen Victoria. She was the monarch of the United Kingdom and Great Britain. Isaac Oliver made a self portrait of her in the later years of the 15th Century.Oliver, Isaac. Victoria. 1590. National Portrait Gallery, University of California, San Diego.
Albert
Created in 1590. This piece along with others, is one of the rarest paintings of Isaac Oliver. Albert is also one of the unknown paintings. Oliver, Isaac. Albert. 1594. National Portrait Gallery, University of California, San Diego.
Unknown Man
Details
- New colors were introduced, (Pink). Also using different textures.
- No one knows where this was drawn.
- Those people in the background, they looked well-dressed.
- Maybe he's at a marriage ceremony.
- This painting represents humanism because the building in the back looks very Greek-like. The person himself what its like to be human. And the garden in the background it represents what the human mind can do.
- What is so interesting about this miniature is that the building in the background has features that represent Renaissance architecture. The arches, the coffered ceilings and roofs, something about the title interests me because maybe he actually is unknown.
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Creator-Oliver, Issac, 1551/6-1617
Title-Unknown Man
Date-c.1590-5
Measurements-4 5/8x3 1/2
Subject-Painting--England--16th C. A.D
ARTstor Collection-ARTstor Slide Gallery
SourceData from: University of California, San Diego