Thomas Howard, Duke of Norfolk, statesman and military leader, the uncle of Henry VIII’s wife, the father of the poet Henry, Count Surrey. All these relatives laid their heads on

This famous altarpiece was painted by Holbein, commissioned by the former Basel burgomaster Jacob Meyer. This type of altar image is known in Germany as “Schutzmantelbild” – it is due

“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 work of Hans Holbein “The Madonna of Mayor Meyer” is perhaps the most italianizing of all religious compositions – in the art of the German Renaissance. This is evidenced

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

Hans Holbein the Younger is a German painter of the Northern Renaissance. One of the first artists who focused on secular, not religious subjects. So, Holbein has won the public’s

Thomas More is the greatest Renaissance humanist, famous statesman, jurist, writer, author of the word and concept of Utopia. Thomas Mohr was born on February 7, 1478, in the family

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

On the portrait of King Henry VIII, we see a clever, powerful, confident man, not devoid of charm, gloss and charm. His eyes read cold calculation, and tightly compressed small

Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey – the famous sings, aristocrat, one of the founders of English Renaissance poetry was the son of Thomas Howard Surrey, the IIIrd Duke of Norfolk,

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

When in 1528 Holbein returned to Basel from England, he found his family in distress. In the magnificent portrait of his wife and two children, their faces look tired and

Margaret White – Lady Lee was the sister of the famous court poet Sir Thomas White. She and her sister Mary were the maids of honor of Queen Anne Boleyn,