English artist, Queen Elizabeth I (Coronation Portrait), circa 1600. Oil on panel, 50 1/8 in. x 39 1/4 in. (1273 mm x 997 mm). © National Portrait Gallery, London.
Boulevard Arts is pleased to announce our latest BLVRD Features episode “Elizabeth I” exploring an important and intriguing late 16th-century painting from London’s National Portrait Gallery. Boulevard AR, our very first augmented reality app released in 2018, was a collaboration with NPG, highlighting three iconic paintings from their stellar collection, so it has been especially wonderful to work again with their brilliant, tech-forward team to produce this new augmented reality experience available in our BLVRD Features app.
“Elizabeth I” offers a fascinating window on to the life and times of this important and long-reigning English monarch (from 1559-1603), who ushered in the so-called Elizabethan Age and shaped the course of world history. Users can not only bring this highly symbolic oil painting known as the “Coronation Portrait” into their space and examine it closely, but also open it up to reveal details and other related images, including an x-ray, which shed light on how the savvy Tudor Queen used portraiture to strategically craft her image, assert power, and maintain the loyalty of her subjects.
Don’t be late for your audience with the Queen, Elizabeth I, that is. Download our free BLVRD Features app today!