Hans Holbein the Younger
Painter at the Court of Henry VIII
With essays by Stephanie Buck
Jochen Sander
Foreword by Frederik J. Duparc
Catalogue Ariane van Suchtelen
Quentin Buvelot
Peter van der Ploeg
Bieke van der Mark
Epco Runia
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| ‘Richly illustrated ... the accompanying text and essays will be of permanent scholarly value ... It is hard to think of another artist who so easily persuades us that we can find the mind’s construction in the face. The fine Zwolle printwork and the excellent book design do nothing to dispel that illusion’ | | – The Times Literary Supplement |
After almost 400 years, Holbein's portraits have lost none of their profoundly expressive power. His psychological insight and magisterial compositions ensure his status as one of the greatest ever European painters.
He was court painter to King Henry VIII, when he immortalized not only the King himself, but several of Henry’s prospective spouses, wives and children as well. He also vividly drew and painted merchants, ambassadors and members of the English court. In addition to faithfully conveying the appearance of his sitters, Holbein was among the very first artists to portray real personalities who continue to intrigue and move us.
This richly illustrated volume, published to accompany the 2003 major exhibition at the Mauritshuis, offers glorious reproductions of some forty paintings, as well as perceptive and scholarly accounts of Holbein’s work in its full historical and artistic context.
The book includes a 'Who’s Who' in the life and times of Hans Holbein – fascinating in itself.
Also of interest:
Five Centuries of British Painting:
From Holbein to Hodgkin
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|  |  | | | | ISBN 0500093180 | | ISBN-13 978-0500093184 | | | | 31.0 x 24.5 cm | | Hardback | | 184pp | | 180 illustrations, 60 in colour | | First published 2003 | | | | £29.95 | | | |  | | | | 
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