Hans Holbein the Younger was born in Augsburg in 1497/98. He died in London in 1543, having been honored 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 and acquired an outstanding reputation as a portrait painter. Holbein contributed to the illustrations in the first edition of Utopia. Holbein's speciality ...
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Hans Holbein the Younger was born in Augsburg in 1497/98. He died in London in 1543, having been honored 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 and acquired an outstanding reputation as a portrait painter. Holbein contributed to the illustrations in the first edition of Utopia. Holbein's speciality was anamorphosis, teasing the viewer's vision with a sense of humor which, even today 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.
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First edition (hardback). 4to (32cm by 25cm), 176pp. Illustrated throughout in colour. Original laminated boards, dustwrapper. There is a minor crease to the front free endpaper, else the book is in very good condition; the dustwrapper is in near-VG condition (slight creasing of the top edge). ISBN 1859954928.
