Holbein: Renaissance Master - Couverture rigide

Goldring, Elizabeth

 
9781913107505: Holbein: Renaissance Master
Couverture rigide
ISBN 10 : 1913107507 ISBN 13 : 9781913107505
Editeur : Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art, 2025

Synopsis

A definitive biography of the artist who, more than any other, has shaped our image of the Tudor court.

This landmark scholarly biography of Hans Holbein the Younger (c.1497-1543), court painter to Henry VIII, is the first in more than a century. From his early days in Augsburg and Basel to his lasting impact on British art and culture, this definitive account breathes new life into Holbein's story, shedding light on the artist whose paintings would shape perceptions of the Tudor court for five hundred years.
Written in accessible, engaging prose, the book explores Holbein's famous portraits of Tudor figures - Henry VIII, his queens, would-be wives, and leading courtiers such as Thomas More and Thomas Cromwell - and examines iconic works including The Ambassadors. Beyond biography, it situates Holbein's art within the broader context of Tudor Britain, tracing the birth of collecting, connoisseurship and art history itself.
Beautifully illustrated, and including rarely seen paintings from private collections, this volume weaves the latest research - including new archival discoveries and scientific analysis - into a fresh examination of Holbein's life and work.

Distributed for the Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art

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À propos de l?auteur

Elizabeth Goldring is an honorary reader at the University of Warwick and a fellow of the Society of Antiquaries and the Royal Historical Society. She is the author of Nicholas Hilliard: Life of an Artist (2019) and Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, and the World of Elizabethan Art (2014).

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Éditeur
Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art
Date d'édition
2025
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1913107507
ISBN 13 
9781913107505
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
417
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