Holbein: His Life and Works in 500 Images by Rosalind Ormiston

Holbein: His Life and Works in 500 Images by Rosalind Ormiston

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.

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ISBN 13	9780754835288
ISBN 10	0754835286
Title	Holbein: His Life and Works in 500 Images
Author	Rosalind Ormiston
Series	Great Artists Ser
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Anness Publishing
Year published	2022-07-01
Number of pages	256
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