MFA Photo

     A photo that I saw at MFA that I thought represented some of the characteristics of English Renaissance Poetry was a portrait of Elizabeth Cary, the Viscountess of Falkland by Paul van Somer. This painting fit the right time and place for the English Renaissance, and it represented it to me in many ways.
     I think that this photo represents individuality and self, one of the themes of English Renaissance Poetry, very well because this is a portrait of a very powerful looking woman by herself, and it makes her look like a very important, strong, and independent woman. Another characteristic of English Renaissance Poetry that I see in this painting is the imagry. This poem has very bright colors against a dark background, which make the Viscountess, the curtains, and the table stand out, and makes this painting very appealing to the eye.
     I did a little background research on Elizabeth Cary, and found out that she was actually a poet and a dramatist during the English Renaissance when she lived. I thought this was very interesting because you do not hear of that many women poets from the English Renaissance, and it is very interesting that I stumbled upon a painting of her while at the museum.