Hans Holbein (1497 -1543) is regarded as one of the greatest artists of the sixteenth century. His precise and realistic portraits of the great figures of the period,including Erasmus, Sir Thomas More and King Henry VIII, earned him an international reputation in his own lifetime. Holbein in England concentrates on the period between the 1520s and the 1540s, when he moved from Basel to settle in England. Although Holbein gained great acclaim while working in continental Europe, the time he spent in England proved instrumental in establishing his reputation. Susan Foister, one of the world's leading experts on Holbein, guides us through the artist's career in this turbulent period,explaining how the important contacts he made through portraiture led him to patrons ranging from prosperous merchants, statesmen and intellectuals to the king himself. Holbein 's methods and techniques are examined in relation to the artistic culture and religious sentiments of his time.
Splendidly illustrated with over 150 colour images, Holbein in England includes the artist 's best-known portraits alongside lesser-known but equally important paintings and drawings, as well as rarely reproduced designs created for goldsmiths and jewellers while Holbein was official artist at the court of Henry VIII. Accompanying a major exhibition at Tate Britain, this book casts new light on the ways in which England both influenced and was influenced by this major artist.
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