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The Star, Falling Into the Abyss by Hans Holbein

The Star, Falling Into the Abyss by Hans Holbein

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 wooden cliches were cut out for engravings. Among his illustrations are the title pages of books, vignettes, etc.

Golubane illustrated the New Testament – the engraving “The Star Falling Into the Abyss” is an example of this work. Among the famous creations of the artist, performed in this genre, is the series “Dance of Death”, which includes 41 engravings. All of them are distinguished by the expressiveness of the drawing and the severity of the composition. The series was created by Golbein in the 1520s, but in full form was published only in 1538, in Lyons. The delay was caused by the fact that the Swiss book publisher, who ordered Holbein’s “Dance of Death”, went bankrupt, and after his death, which followed in 1526, the Lyon printing house of the deceased went to the creditors.

The series “Dance of Death” was a huge success, published with signatures in different languages and for a long time was on the list of the most famous European bestsellers.

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