Portraiture was the most popular genre in sixteenth-century England, and indeed one of the few available to artists following the schism between the Chur...
An exhibition at the J. Paul Getty Museum features some of the painter's most famous portraits of power players in Henry VIII's court
Learn from Hans Holbein's paintings and the techniques he used to create his celebrated portrait paintings and drawings! Apply his techniques to your work.
Henry VIII, from the studio of Hans Holbein the younger. Credit: National Trust Images/Derrick E. Witty
Hans Holbein dJ - Lady Alice More, née Middleton
Hans Holbein the Younger, (born 1497/98, Augsburg, Bishopric of Augsburg [Germany] - died 1543, London, England), German painter ⎆, draftsman, and designer, renowned for the precise rendering of his drawings and the compelling realism of his portraits, particularly those recording the court of King Henry VIII of England.
a gorgeous one of a Tudor woman
In a chapter of Cynthia Freedland’s book, Portraits & Persons, the philosopher proposes that portraits are images of persons that fulfil one or more of the following features: Likenesses Psycho…
Thomas Vaux, 2nd Baron Vaux of Harrowdon (1510 - October, 1556), English poet, was the eldest son of Nicholas Vaux, 1st Baron Vaux. In 1527 he accompanied Cardinal Wolsey on his embassy to France; he attended Henry VIII to Calais and Boulogne in 1532; in 1531 he took his seat in the House of Lords, and was made Knight of the Bath at the coronation of Anne Boleyn. He was Captain of Jersey until 1536. He married Elizabeth Cheney, daughter and heir of Sir Thomas Cheney, of Irtlingburgh, in Northamptonshire. They had three children.[1] * William (born 1535) * Nicholas * Anne, married Reginald Bray of Stene, nephew of Edmund Braye, 1st Baron Braye Thomas Vaux died in October 1556. Sketches of Vaux and his wife by Holbein are at Windsor, and a finished portrait of Lady Vaux is at Hampton Court.
I wanted to do a chapter on the Tudors because all of my life I have lived near to Hampton Court Palace. I used to drive past it every day on my way to school. The Tudors are fascinating and I especially love the way Hans Holbein captures them in his work. The Tudors have also inspired contemporary designers such as Josie Beckett and KTZ. The Ambassadors (1533) Arguably Holbein's most famous painting. This image is riddled with hidden symbols and illusions. Both of which I find fascinating and influential on the songs I write with Alpines. Portraits Here are some more paintings of the Tudors by Holbein. Henry VIII Mary Tudor Catherine Howard Lord of Morette Miniatures Holbein focused on painting miniatures during the last decade of his life. They were small portraits which worn as a kind of jewel or brooch. Jewellery Hans Holbein also designed jewellery and these sketches display his interest in using precious gemstones and ornate gold patterns (also known as polychrome enamel) . Tudor influence on contemporary fashion Josie Beckett A/W 2010 Collection Krizia KTZ
Thomas Cromwell had 100 horses, a cage of canaries and a litter of greyhounds, according to new evidence unearthed by a British historian. The politic...
The portraits of the Northern Renaissance are fascinating, and Hans Holbein’s are some of the coolest. They have such a stark objectivity and faithfulness to reality. I especially like the in…
I have been planning my new years wardrobes ,I always like to have some central theme or historical figure in mind as it then makes it easier to focus detailed research on the gowns ,head dresses …
Hans of Antwerp, circa 1532. Sir Charles Wingfield, circa 1532-40. Hermann von Wedigh III, 1532. Simon George of Cornwall, ...
