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Hans Holbein Paintings & Sketches
c.1543
Miniature of Holbein by Lucas Horenbout (his mentor)
| In England, where he became court painter to Henry VIII, Holbein was known chiefly as a painter of portraits. His services were much in demand. The more than 100 miniature and full-size portraits he completed at Henry's court provide a remarkable document of that colorful period. He was paid a royal annuity of £30 but he did supplement his income by working outside the court. An old account of his services at court relates that he painted the portrait of the king, "life size, so well that everyone who looks is astonished, since it seems to live as if it moved its head and limbs." |
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| c.1523 Portrait of Erasmus | c.1526 Portrait of Lais Corinthiaca |
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| c.1533 Portrait of Derich Born | c.1527 Portrait of William Warham |
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| c.1527 Portrait of Sir Henry Guildford | c.1527 Portrait of Lady Guildford |
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| c. 1532 Portrait of Georg Gisze of Danzig | c. 1519 Portrait of Bonifacius Amerbach |
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| c.1534 Portrait of Charles de Solier, Sire de Morette | c.1541 Portrait of De Vos van Steenwijk |
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| c,1534 Portrait of Unknown Gentleman with Music Books and Lute | c.1528 Portrait of Unknown Lady with a Squirrel and Starling |
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| Elizabeth Seymour (Jane Seymour's sister) - however this portrait was recently unveiled as being Katherine Howard at Hever castle by David Starkey [source Times Newspaper] | c.1525 Erasmus |
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| c.1533 Robert Cheseman | c.1538 Christina of Denmark, Duchess of Milan |
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| c.1540 Margaret Wyatt, Lady Lee (sister to Thomas Wyatt) | Erasmus |
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| Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey Son of Sir Thomas Howard, 3rd Duke of Norfolk | c. 1540-1542 Unknown Lady (Possibly Kathryn Howard) |
Sketches
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| Unknown Lady (often accredited as Anne Boleyn or Lady Lee) | c.1536 A startled-looking Joan or Jane Ashley or Astley, Lady Meutas |
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| c.1538 - 1540 William Parr (1513–71), the younger brother of Queen Catherine Parr, who became Marquess of Northampton in 1547 | c. 1532 - 3 Porttrait of Lady Elyot |
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| John Russell, 1st Earl of Bedford | c. 1532 -3 Sir Thomas Elyot |
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| c.1527 Sir Thomas More | c. 1538 Lady Audley |
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| Add a caption! | (Accredited as Amelia of Cleves, sister to Anne of Cleves) |
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| Cecila Heron, adopted daughter of Sir Thomas More | Elizabeth Dauncey, (mistakenly labelled Lady Barkley or Berkley), the second daughter of Sir Thomas More, c. 1526-1527 |
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| Mary Shelton, later Lady Heveningham (called Madge Sheldon in the series) | Catherine Brandon,wife of Charles Brandon, 1st Duke of Suffolk |
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| Thomas Wyatt | Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey |
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| Often identified as Sir Thomas Boleyn, Earl of Wiltshire & Earl of Ormonde has now been re-identified as James Butler, Earl of Ormonde | c.1537 King Henry VIII (left) and King Henry VII (right) |
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| c. 1536 Jane Seymour | Mary Fitzroy (nee Howard) Duchess of Richmond & Cornwall & wife of Henry Fitzroy ( illegitimate son fo KingHenry VIII) |
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| c. 1530s 'Lady Mary', Princess Mary Tudor Later Queen Mary I | Charles Brandon, 1st Duke of Suffolk's daughter Lady Monteagle |
Miniatures
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| c.1543 Prince Edward Tudor | c.1541 Henry Brandon, Second Duke of Suffolk, son of Charles Brandon |
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| Margaret More Roper | c.1541 Charles Brandon, Third Duke of Suffolk, son of Charles Brandon |
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| c.1538 Lady Elizabeth Audley | c.1540 Katherine Howard |
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| c.1536-37 Simon Geoge of Quocote | c. 1532 - 3 Sir Thomas Cromwell, Earl of Essex |
Designs :
Holbein also found time to perform numerous services for Henry. He designed the king's state robes and made
drawings that were the basis of all kinds of items used by the royal household, from buttons to bridles to bookbindings.
Holbein also found time to perform numerous services for Henry. He designed the king's state robes and made
drawings that were the basis of all kinds of items used by the royal household, from buttons to bridles to bookbindings.
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| c.1536 Cup Design for Jane Seymour | The inscription records that Anthony Denny gave a clocksalt after this design to Henry VIII as a New Year’s gift in 1545 |
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| A Young English Woman | Design for a dagger by Holbein |
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| Two Views of a Lady Wearing an English Hood | c.1535 Title-page Design for a New Testament The Coverdale Bible published in English |
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| karenofbethany | Hans down | 10 | Jan 20 2009, 12:22 AM EST by Anne'sCurls | ||
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Many authors indicate that Hans Holbein altered (fudged) his portrait of Anne of Cleves to make her more palatable to the King. Why? What could he gain from deceiving Henry? What if there had been cameras ... do you think Henry would have rejected her if he didn't like her photo?
Other monarchs made matches not so much for love or attraction, but political alliances, and that this is what Cromwell was trying to achieve. Even Henry admitted Anne was a kind woman with a pleasing personality, but he wasn't "in love" (i.e., for Henry, in lust) with her. Do you think that, if Henry had overcome his "aversion" and "done his duty" she might have made a good queen - even given him a son? And why did Holbein go to such trouble and possibly risk his own neck to make her look better?
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| MadameDeMerteuil | Holbein - realistic painter or not? | 10 | Sep 5 2008, 8:16 PM EDT by howardfan | ||
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Holbein's portaits seem very realistic to me: he doesn't make all his sitters look gorgeous and adds a bit of personnality to each portrait. At a time were flattery and symbolism were predominent in court portraits - they were mainly political - Holbein's approach is a rarity. He seems however to have gone wrong once...Annne of Cleves. Maybe that proves that even the most realistic portrait is only a fixed image and cannot capture the essence of the sitter. Or does this misadventure prove that Holbein was not a realistic painter after all? What do you think?
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