Sir Nicholas Carew – Quartermaster of the English King Henry VIII. He was the head of the younger branch of a very ancient family. His father Richard Carew was knighted

A recognized masterpiece of the English period of Hans Holbein’s work is Portrait of merchant George Guissé. A young merchant sits at a table covered with an expensive oriental carpet.

“The Passion of the Lord in gray tones” are considered one of the main creations of Hans Holbein the Elder. The cycle was named after the gray monochrome color scheme,

About three-quarters of Holbein’s artistic heritage is portraits. After his move to England in 1532, the artist in general rarely worked in other genres, almost exclusively switching to the creation

“The Passion of the Lord in gray tones” are considered one of the main creations of Hans Holbein the Elder. The cycle was named after the gray monochrome color scheme,

The history of writing this unusual work is unknown to us. Before Holbein, the plot “Christ in a tomb” was developed by other artists, but none of them depicted the

Hans Holbein the Younger is the most harmonious among German Renaissance artists. He studied in Outsburg, in his father’s workshop. In 1515, Holbein moved to Basel, where he immediately fell

Sir Henry Guildford is two years older than King Henry VIII and was his favorite. He did at court a brilliant career in court as a controller of the royal

Portraits of the Basil burgomaster Jacob Meyer and his wife Dorothea, created by Golubeyn in 1516. Stylistics of these works directly sends the viewer to the Italian painting of the

Hans Holbein the Younger, at the beginning of the creative path in Basel, wrote two excellent portraits – the banker, later the mayor of Basel, Jacob Mayer and his wife

Thomas Cromwell was a controversial personality. Some call him “the ideal statesman of Tudor England,” others call him “the most corrupt chancellor.” Clever, cunning, bold, practical, easily weaving and unraveling

As an independent genre of painting, a portrait miniature was formed in the 1520s. The size of the portrait miniatures allowed them to be seen holding in their hands, or,

The first influential patron of Hans Holbein the Younger in Basel was the banker Jacob Mayer. When he was elected burgomaster of Basel in 1516, Holbein wrote two excellent portraits

The general orientation of Holbein’s interests naturally brings him closer to the circle of German humanists. In these years, the artist repeatedly painted portraits of Erasmus of Rotterdam; among them

Preserved about a dozen, religious paintings Holbein. Most of them relate to the early period of his work and bear a clear imprint of study from the father of the

The French Ambassador Charles de Soller, Lord Moretta, was born in 1480 in Piedmont. In his youth he served at the court of Charles VIII, later became a courtier of

The advanced character of Holbein’s art is also found with great force also in his book graphics. In the Basel years, especially in 1516-1526, he develops extensive activity as a

William Wearham, before becoming Archbishop of Canterbury, studied law at Oxford and was a lawyer to the Royal Court. Excellent knowledge of law contributed to the fact that in 1494

One of the masterpieces of Hans Holbein the Younger – a portrait of Jane Seymour, Queen of England and the third wife of the English King Henry VIII belongs to

Peering into the portraits of Holbein, we admire the diversity and individuality of the images he created. Born in Bavaria, K. lived for about 30 years in England. From 1521

Erasmus of Rotterdam, the great Renaissance humanist, himself ordered two portraits of Hans Holbein the Younger. And young, but already well-known 25-year-old portraitist Hans Holbein the Younger brilliantly coped with