Elizabeth I With The Mask Of Beauty Off
Most official portraits of the Virgin Queen depict a regal, smooth-faced Gloriana more or less impervious to the ravages of time. A recently authenticated painting now on view in Washington shows Elizabeth looking as queenly as always, but like the sexagenarian she was at the time. The Guardian (UK) 02/13/13

Posted February 14, 2013 12:52 AM