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Sixteenth-century movement that broke with the Roman Catholic Church, establishing the Church of England under the monarch and intensifying tensions with Catholic Spain.

A period at the beginning of the twentieth century that saw a rise in the popularity of portrait miniatures.

A yellow pigment made from lead oxide, used in miniature painting to create warm tones and subtle gradations of light and shadow.

A type of print made by drawing onto a flat surface (usually stone or metal) and using ink to create multiple copies.

A white pigment made from lead that was used to build the base of forms such as skin and pearls.