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Hans Holbein the Younger was born in Augsburg in 1497/98. He died in London in 1543, having been honoured with the title of painter to King Henry VIII. His talent was established at the early age of 18 when he illustrated Erasmus' manuscript, The Praise of Folly. After fleeing the Reformation, Holbein spent over two years in London, where he was welcomed by Thomas More. Under More's patronage, he acquired an outstanding reputation as a portrait painter. Holbein contributed to the illustrations in the first edition of Utopia. Holbein's specialty was anamorphosis, teasing the viewer's vision with a sense of humour. Even today his subtle innuendo comes over with a big ""wink."" Holbein painted numerous portraits of humanists, bishops, merchants and bankers, as well as of Henry VIII and his wives. Outstanding examples of his portraiture are the Darmstadt Madonna, the portrait of Henry VIII, the Cartellino, the portrait of Bonifacius Amerbach and, of course, the famous Ambassadors.

Der in Berlin und Moskau lebende Maler Evgeni Dybsky entwickelte seine körperartige, dreidimensionale und strukturreiche Malerei im Dialog mit den Fresken von Giotto di Bondone. Sieben Jahren arbeitete Dybsky an diesem Projekt, inspiriert von der Restaurierung des Freskenzyklus in der Cappella degli Scrovegni. Dabei entstanden Werke in der Größe der giottesken Fresken in Padua, aber auch kleinere Fragmente, Aquarelle und Zeichnungen – wichtige Hilfsmittel für den Maler. Diese Publikation zeigt alle 220 Arbeiten und veranschaulicht in zahlreichen Vergrößerungen die Besonderheit von Dybskys Malereistruktur. Biografie Evgeni Dybsky: 1955 geboren in Constanza, Rumänien 1978 Abschluss an der Moscow Art School 1984 Abschluss am Surikov Art Insitute, Moskau Lebt und arbeietet in Berlin and Moskau