Hans Holbein der Jüngere Books

This study brings together leading scholars from Europe and the United States to consider the art of Hans Holbein the Younger (1497/98–1543) from a variety of perspectives and disciplines. Generously illustrated and based on the most up-to-date research, the book is essential reading for anyone with an interest in Holbein the Younger and his magnificent art.In chapters relating to artistic exchange, the contributors discuss what Holbein knew of French and Italian art and how he utilized this knowledge. Conservation and technical chapters examine the materials and techniques in the painting The Ambassadors and documentary evidence on a series of festival paintings on canvas. Two contributors examine the artist’s woodcuts, particularly Dance of Death , in the light of contemporary political and theological issues. In addition, the historical and theoretical circumstances and contexts of Holbein’s portraits are investigated, notably their associations with classical antiquity and its revival in humanist thought. The book also considers the impact of the first scholarly monograph on Holbein’s reception and how German Romantic literary art criticism of the early nineteenth century shaped an image of his life and art.Published by the National Gallery of Art, Center for Advanced Study in the Visual Arts / Distributed by Yale University Press

This edition features Holbein's iconic woodcuts from The Dance of Death, showcasing the folly of human greed through dramatic and witty imagery. Accompanied by Ulinka Rublack's insightful essay, it offers a fresh perspective on this medieval theme. A must-have for classic literature enthusiasts.

Complete paintings of Holbein. Full page color photos of paintings

The goddess Folly gives a speech, praising herself and explaining how much humanity benefits from her services, from politicians to philosophers, aristocrats, schoolteachers, poets, lawyers, theologians, monarchs and the clergy. At the same time, her discourse provides a satire of Erasmus's world, poking fun at false pedantry and the aberrations of Christianity. Woven throughout her monologue, a thread of irony calls into question the goddess's own words, in which ambiguities, allusions and interpretations collide in a way that makes Praise of Folly enduringly fascinating.

Mit Beiträgen zur Madonna des Basler Bürgermeisters Jakob Meyer ("Darmstädter Madonna") und zum sog. Holbein-Streit.