Men wearing rings in Tudor portraits.
I am intrigued by Holbein's Man with a Lute and I note the young man is wearing a ring on the 'ring finger' of his right hand.
And yet I can find very little information on men's rings at this time. Does anyone have more information, please?
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There are several books available on jewelry of the Tudor era, but the definitive work is perhaps Diana Scarisbrick's "Tudor and Jacobean Jewellery". Scarisbrick has authored at least three books on rings specifically. All are available on Amazon, though "Tudor and Jacobean Jewellery" is very expensive. Perhaps a local large university might have copies of the books?
This image? Weird - and I'm not talking about the ring!
https://d30dcznuokq8w8.cloudfront.net/works/r/wallace/7/2/2/327227_full_525x718.jpg
Another Tudor man ring:
http://media-2.web.britannica.com/eb-media/37/75437-004-EFD403D1.jpg
Hi Bron I can not answer why men were shown wearing rings on the right hand but I have found you at least 10 more.
There could be more but it was just a quick scan and i didn't look through any of the kings
http://www.elizabethan-portraits.com/
Thank you all very much! Very kind!
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