Holbein: Detailed Paintings

Nonfiction, Home & Garden, Crafts & Hobbies, Art Technique, Oil Painting, Art & Architecture, General Art
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Author: Narim Bender ISBN: 9782765905493
Publisher: Osmora Inc. Publication: October 31, 2014
Imprint: Osmora Inc. Language: English
Author: Narim Bender
ISBN: 9782765905493
Publisher: Osmora Inc.
Publication: October 31, 2014
Imprint: Osmora Inc.
Language: English

Hans Holbein the Younger was German painter, one of the greatest portraitists and most exquisite draftsmen of all time. It is the artist's record of the court of King Henry VIII of England, as well as the taste that he virtually imposed upon that court, that was his most remarkable achievement. Holbein's mature portraits present an intriguing play between surface and depth. The sitter's outlines and position within the frame are carefully calculated, while inscriptions applied on the surface in gold leaf lock the sitter's head into place. Juxtaposed with this finely tuned two-dimensional design are illusionist miracles of velvet, fur, feathers, needlework's, and leather. Holbein acted not only as a portraitist but also as a fashion designer for the court. This choice of work indicates Holbein's Mannerist concentration on surface texture and detail of design, a concern that in some ways precluded the incorporation of great psychological depth in his portraits.

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Hans Holbein the Younger was German painter, one of the greatest portraitists and most exquisite draftsmen of all time. It is the artist's record of the court of King Henry VIII of England, as well as the taste that he virtually imposed upon that court, that was his most remarkable achievement. Holbein's mature portraits present an intriguing play between surface and depth. The sitter's outlines and position within the frame are carefully calculated, while inscriptions applied on the surface in gold leaf lock the sitter's head into place. Juxtaposed with this finely tuned two-dimensional design are illusionist miracles of velvet, fur, feathers, needlework's, and leather. Holbein acted not only as a portraitist but also as a fashion designer for the court. This choice of work indicates Holbein's Mannerist concentration on surface texture and detail of design, a concern that in some ways precluded the incorporation of great psychological depth in his portraits.

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