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

Book illustration Golubeyn carried away in Basel, which was in his time one of Europe’s largest centers of printing. In total, the artist created more than 400 drawings, after which

The title of a court painter required from Golubeyn intensive work in applied art. There are numerous drawings of the artist, which are sketches of various objects – from the

English King Henry VIII, with whom he linked his fate Holbein, was an extremely controversial figure. Nature generously endowed Heinrich, endowed with excellent abilities for languages, sciences and especially music.