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Holbein at the Tate: Peter Furtado welcomes a major exhibition of the great painter of Henry VIII and his court at Tare Britain.(FRONTLINE)(Hans Holbein, the Younger)
; ...artistry of a painter born in Augsburg, Hans Holbein (1497/8-1543), many of whose finest...Tate Britain from September 28th. Holbein visited England twice; for the first...place at the right time, arguably Holbein was the first great painter in early...
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Holbein: court painter of the Reformation.(Hans Holbein)
; Andrew Pettegree charts Hans Holbein's path from Germany to England...as a great Protestant painter. Hans Holbein, who was born 500 years ago this...traditions in which he had been raised. Hans Holbein came from a family of artists...
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Holbein: anatomy of the first great secular artist: Holbein is being celebrated this year by exhibitions in Basel and London. At Basel, writes Bruce Boucher, the artist's reputation for psychological insight is triumphantly confirmed, together with a range and variety obscured by his reputation as a portraitist.(EXHIBITIONS)(Hans Holbein)
; ...London prepares for a major Holbein exhibition this autumn, Basel...well-known formative years. 'Hans Holbein: The Years in Basel' could...sense'. As Burckhardt saw it, Holbein's gifts were psychological...of Death. The amplitude of Holbein's drawings here reveals a...by his Augsburg ...
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Henry's head hunter; Artist HANS HOLBEIN had a high client turnover. No sooner was his paint dry than many of his subjects' heads were off. As a major new exhibition opens, TV's Tudor historian DAVID STARKEY tells his remarkable story.
; ...Flemish port of Antwerp. His name was Hans Holbein and his journey would take him...astonishing accomplishments of Hans Holbein. For without his career, mine would...from the cradle as his father, Hans Holbein the Elder, was also an accomplished...
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How the English dumbed down Hans Holbein; The brilliant young German who became court painter to Henry VIII was a devout Catholic and could easily have lost his head. Dull conformity saved him from the axe.
; ...Henry VIII and particularly to Anne Boleyn, he described Hans Holbein as the King's painter, the Apelles of his age . This...Apelles of the day, then Henry must be the Alexander. Hans Holbein was born deep in the south of Germany, in Augsburg...
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High Hopes For Hans Holbein
; ...Pet Squirrel and a Starling" by Hans Holbein the Younger, will be auctioned at...Mantegna and is a contender for the Holbein. "Obviously the Getty will go for...masters dealer. The Getty purchased Holbein's drawing "Portrait of a Scholar...
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London looks north: a Holbein portrait recently authenticated in Apollo leads a London old master season that is exceptionally strong in northern works.(ART MARKET)(Hans Holbein the Younger)
; ...Strong, it was hailed as a rediscovered late portrait by Hans Holbein the Younger, previously known only from copies. The panel...of the northern renaissance. On 6 July, Christie's offer Hans Hoffmann's splendid Crouching Cat, a virtuoso but fairly...
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THE NEW AMBASSADORS ART HOLBEIN'S most enigmatic painting is a portrait of two diplomats on a mission - to heal the schism tearing EUrOPE apart. tom hunter's updated photograph, says Ben Lewis, draws striking parallels between their world and our own
; ...Britain's most famous paintings, Hans Holbein's The Ambassadors (1532-3) as a...Jardine. But what about the sitters? Holbein's great painting is a double portrait...Ambassadors as a way of explaining why Holbein's paintings still arouse so much...
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VISUAL ART: Holbein's secret weapon? It's all in the blandness...
; In the summer of 1539, Hans Holbein the Younger finished one...dangerous thing to do, and Holbein doesn't. But it's this same...of endorsing his sitter, Holbein quietly destabilises him...the end, about confidence, Holbein's are about fear. And it...darwent@independent.co.uk 'Hans ...
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Art cleaners uncover a Holbein the V & A never knew it had
; ...unrecognised portrait by Hans Holbein, thought to be worth more...may be a goldsmith called Hans, one of Holbein's closest friends who had...looks very similar to the "Hans of Antwerp" in a painting by Holbein that hangs in the Royal Collection...
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