Hans Holbein

German 1497-1543 Hans Holbein Galleries Holbein always made highly detailed pencil drawings of his portrait subjects, often supplemented with ink and colored chalk. The drawings emphasize facial detail and usually did not include the hands; clothing was only indicated schematically. The outlines of these drawings were then transferred onto the support for the final painting using tiny holes in the paper through which powdered charcoal was transmitted; in later years Holbein used a kind of carbon paper. The final paintings thus had the same scale as the original drawings. Although the drawings were made as studies for paintings, they stand on their own as independent, finely wrought works of art. How many portraits have been lost can be seen from Holbein's book (nearly all pages in the Royal Collection) containing preparatory drawings for portraits - of eighty-five drawings, only a handful have surviving Holbein paintings, though often copies have survived. David Hockney has speculated in the Hockney-Falco thesis that Holbein used a concave mirror to project an image of the subject onto the drawing surface. The image was then traced. However this thesis has not met with general acceptance from art historians. A subtle ability to render character may be noted in Holbein's work, as can be seen in his portraits of Thomas Cromwell, Desiderius Erasmus, and Henry VIII. The end results are convincing as definitive images of the subjects' appearance and personality.
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Hans Holbein Erasmus oil


Erasmus
Painting ID::  2426 		Erasmus
1523 Musee du Louvre, Paris
1523_ Musee_du_Louvre,_Paris
   
   
     
Hans Holbein George Gisze oil


George Gisze
Painting ID::  2427 		George Gisze
1532 Gemalegalerie, Berlin
1532_ Gemalegalerie,_Berlin
   
   
     
Hans Holbein Portrait of a Member of the Wedigh Family oil


Portrait of a Member of the Wedigh Family
Painting ID::  2428 		Portrait of a Member of the Wedigh Family
1532 Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
1532_ Metropolitan_Museum_of_Art,_New_York
   
   
     
Hans Holbein Portrait of Henry VIII oil


Portrait of Henry VIII
Painting ID::  2429 		Portrait of Henry VIII
1540
1540
   
   
     
Hans Holbein Edward VI as a Child oil


Edward VI as a Child
Painting ID::  2430 		Edward VI as a Child
1538 National Gallery of Art, Washington DC
1538_ National_Gallery_of_Art,_Washington_DC
   
   
     
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     German 1497-1543 Hans Holbein Galleries Holbein always made highly detailed pencil drawings of his portrait subjects, often supplemented with ink and colored chalk. The drawings emphasize facial detail and usually did not include the hands; clothing was only indicated schematically. The outlines of these drawings were then transferred onto the support for the final painting using tiny holes in the paper through which powdered charcoal was transmitted; in later years Holbein used a kind of carbon paper. The final paintings thus had the same scale as the original drawings. Although the drawings were made as studies for paintings, they stand on their own as independent, finely wrought works of art. How many portraits have been lost can be seen from Holbein's book (nearly all pages in the Royal Collection) containing preparatory drawings for portraits - of eighty-five drawings, only a handful have surviving Holbein paintings, though often copies have survived. David Hockney has speculated in the Hockney-Falco thesis that Holbein used a concave mirror to project an image of the subject onto the drawing surface. The image was then traced. However this thesis has not met with general acceptance from art historians. A subtle ability to render character may be noted in Holbein's work, as can be seen in his portraits of Thomas Cromwell, Desiderius Erasmus, and Henry VIII. The end results are convincing as definitive images of the subjects' appearance and personality.

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