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This far-reaching study is the first comprehensive volume on Hans Holbein in 40 years. It is filled with color reproductions of the Renaissance artist's magnetic portraits, such as the well-loved rendering of the baby Edward, Prince of Wales, wielding his gold rattle like a scepter. Art historians will find the scholarship deep and subtle; all readers will enjoy stories such as the tale about Anne of Cleves, one of Henry VIII's prospective brides. Holbein enhanced her plain looks with regal robes of gold-encrusted velvet. The portrait persuaded Henry to propose; when Anne arrived, though, he called her a "fat Flanders mare." Holbein's reception at court turned chilly as a result: sic transit gloria pictoris.
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Hans Holbein, Oskar Bätschmann, Pascal Griener
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- Released
- 1997
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- Title
- Hans Holbein
- Language
- Dutch
- Authors
- Oskar Bätschmann, Pascal Griener
- Publisher
- Waanders
- Released
- 1997
- Format
- Hardcover
- Pages
- 255
- ISBN10
- 9040099340
- ISBN13
- 9789040099342
- Series
- Tags
- Non-Fiction, Art & Culture, Historical Themes, True Stories, Biographies, Art, Art History & Criticism, History of Art
- Description
- This far-reaching study is the first comprehensive volume on Hans Holbein in 40 years. It is filled with color reproductions of the Renaissance artist's magnetic portraits, such as the well-loved rendering of the baby Edward, Prince of Wales, wielding his gold rattle like a scepter. Art historians will find the scholarship deep and subtle; all readers will enjoy stories such as the tale about Anne of Cleves, one of Henry VIII's prospective brides. Holbein enhanced her plain looks with regal robes of gold-encrusted velvet. The portrait persuaded Henry to propose; when Anne arrived, though, he called her a "fat Flanders mare." Holbein's reception at court turned chilly as a result: sic transit gloria pictoris.