Hans Holbein - Paintings, Prints and Reception (Hardcover, New)

This study brings together leading scholars from Europe and the United States to consider the art of Hans Holbein the Younger (1497/98-1543) from a variety of perspectives and disciplines. Generously illustrated and based on the most up-to-date research, the book is essential reading for anyone with an interest in Holbein the Younger and his magnificent art. In chapters relating to artistic exchange, the contributors discuss what Holbein knew of French and Italian art and how he utilized this knowledge. Conservation and technical chapters examine the materials and techniques in the painting The Ambassadors and documentary evidence on a series of festival paintings on canvas. Two contributors examine the artist's woodcuts, particularly Dance of Death, in the light of contemporary political and theological issues. In addition, the historical and theoretical circumstances and contexts of Holbein's portraits are investigated, notably their associations with classical antiquity and its revival in humanist thought. The book also considers the impact of the first scholarly monograph on Holbein's reception and how German Romantic literary art criticism of the early nineteenth century shaped an image of his life and art. Published by the National Gallery of Art, Center for Advanced Study in the Visual Arts / Distributed by Yale University Press

General

Imprint:	Yale University Press
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Studies in the History of Art Series
Release date:	November 2001
First published:	November 2001
Editors:	Mark Roskill • John Oliver Hand
Dimensions:	279 x 229 x 25mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - Cloth over boards
Pages:	252
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-0-300-09044-4
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > History of art / art & design styles > 1400 to 1600 > General Books > Arts & Architecture > Art forms, treatments & subjects > Painting & paintings > General Books > Arts & Architecture > Art forms, treatments & subjects > Art treatments & subjects > Individual artists > General
LSN:	0-300-09044-7
Barcode:	9780300090444

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