Holbein and England / Susan Foister.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Foister, Susan, 1954-

Contributor:

Holbein, Hans, 1497?-1543.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Holbein, Hans, 1497?-1543--Criticism and interpretation.

Holbein, Hans.

Henry VIII, King of England, 1491-1547--Art patronage.

Henry.

Henry VIII, King of England, 1491-1547.

Holbein, Hans, 1497-1543.

Art patronage.

Criticism and interpretation.

Great Britain--Court and courtiers--History--16th century.

Great Britain.

Courts and courtiers.

History.

Physical Description:

308 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 30 cm

Place of Publication:

New Haven : Published for Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art by Yale University Press, [2004]

Summary:

One of the greatest artists of sixteenth-century Europe, Hans Holbein the younger earned high acclaim for his work both in the city of Basel and in England for Henry VIII and other patrons. This book is the first to explore the full range of the artist's English body of work as well as the relation of this work to the visual and material culture of Tudor England. Providing a detailed account of the paintings, drawings, and woodcuts that Holbein produced in England, the book demonstrates convincingly that that country was not as remote from a common European culture as is often assumed. Rather, it was an unmistakable part of that culture. Susan Foister discusses not only Holbein's well-known portraits but also his decorative paintings and murals, now lost, his designs for goldsmiths, and the works that can be associated with the English Reformation. In addition, she considers Holbein's religious and secular images, his techniques and practices, his status as an official court painter, and a variety of other intriguing topics.

Contents:

Holbein

England

Decoration and design

Holbein and the English Reformation

Holbein the portraitist.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 288-298) and index.

ISBN:

0300102801

OCLC:

54372692