Holbein: His Life and Works in 500 Images
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Hans Holbein the Younger's life is discovered through his artworks, his family, his patrons and the people who met him. Born into a family of talented artists, Holbein learnt to be a draughtsman, a painter, a portraitist, and a designer for woodcuts. What could not be taught was his remarkable skill as a portrait painter. From an Augsburg workshop as a youth, he would achieve high status as Painter to the King at the English court of Henry VIII. Holbein had a talent to engage with his clients, proven by repeated commissions. He could capture a moment in time, from Erasmus sitting in his study in Basel, to rich Hanseatic merchants seated in their London offices. His gift as a painter was grounded in a sound knowledge of pigments, practical costings and time required to complete a work. In his lifetime he created a unique portfolio of ground-breaking art, predominantly in portraiture. This glorious and comprehensive volume is both a biography and gallery of his work
Rosalind Ormiston is a researcher, lecturer and author with a wide range of interests in art, architecture and design history.
Since 2002 she has been a lecturer in art and architectural history at Kingston University, London with a specialist field
of Renaissance Italy. She writes for academic publications and consumer periodicals. She has written Leonardo da Vinci, and Michelangelo, in this series.