Holbein (Chaucer Library of Art) by Jane Roberts

by Jane Roberts

Holbeins work exhibits both the highest standards of craftsmanship achieved during the northern Renaissance of the early sixteenth century and an uncommon ability to translate his perception of his sitters into paintings and drawings. His two visits to England produced a series of masterpieces of the portrait painters art. His second English period lasted from 1532 to his death in 1543, and during that timeHolbein emerged not only as one of the great European portraitists but also as the chief image-maker of the court of Henry VIII. Indeed our entire visual concept of the Tudor monarch and those around him is firmly rooted in what Holbein saw and recorded.

Genres: Biography, Art

Hardcover

First published January 1, 1988

About the author

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Dame Priscilla Jane Stephanie Roberts, The Hon. Lady Roberts, DCVO has been the Curator of the Print Room at Windsor Castle since 1975 and the Royal Librarian since 2002 until her retirement in July 2013.

Reviews

[Rebecca · Rating 3 out of 5]

Note: I had the 1988 version with only 13 color images, which did not do Holbein justice at all. The text is solid and the updated version is sure to be visually much improved.

[Kandace · Rating 3 out of 5]

Portraiture study of some things I've got cooking in my studio. I appreciate Holbein's flat style and how it merges with his more modeled aspects in other areas of the figure. I wish all the images would have been in color, and there is a lot of speculation about his life that makes it difficult to really learn about the artist himself. The colored plates were an inspiration, but the ways that men's power and importance is captured reads as a testament to the patriarchy.

[Emg · Rating 3 out of 5]

Decent overview and very good plates; not much analysis and discussion so it lacked some depth.

[Heather · Rating 4 out of 5]

The commentary is just ok, but the paintings themselves are pretty cool to look at.

[Jessica · Rating 3 out of 5]

I only got this for the pictures.