Elizabeth Goldring's 'Holbein: Renaissance Master' Examines the Artist's Genius
Elizabeth Goldring's latest publication, 'Holbein: Renaissance Master,' released by Yale University Press in collaboration with the Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art, presents an in-depth examination of Hans Holbein the Younger. This work highlights Holbein's remarkable talent for portraying the human spirit, featuring notable subjects like Sir Thomas More and Thomas Cromwell from the Frick Collection in New York. Goldring emphasizes Holbein's identity as a cosmopolitan artist, thriving in Augsburg, Basel, and London. The book delves into Holbein's expertise in various art forms, including sacred and history painting, as well as portraiture. Important pieces analyzed include 'The Ambassadors' at the National Gallery in London, along with portraits of Erasmus, Anne of Cleves, and King Henry VIII, shedding light on Holbein's brilliance and his ties to Tudor politics.
Key facts
- Elizabeth Goldring authored 'Holbein: Renaissance Master'.
- The book is published by Yale University Press and the Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art.
- Holbein's portraits of Sir Thomas More and Thomas Cromwell are at the Frick Collection, New York.
- Holbein was born in Augsburg, Germany, and worked in Basel and London.
- The book examines Holbein's 'The Ambassadors' (1533) at the National Gallery, London.
- Holbein painted Anne of Cleves in 1539, which influenced Henry VIII's marriage decision.
- Goldring's previous work includes 'Nicholas Hilliard: Life of an Artist' (2019).
- Henry VIII reportedly said he could not make one Hans Holbein out of seven earls.
Entities
Artists
- Hans Holbein the Younger
- Elizabeth Goldring
- Erasmus
- Quinten Massys
- Stephen Greenblatt
- Thomas More
- Thomas Cromwell
- Anne of Cleves
- Henry VIII
- John Fisher
- Thomas Wyatt
- Jean de Dinteville
- Georges de Selve
- Nicholas Hilliard
Institutions
- Yale University Press
- Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art
- Frick Collection
- National Gallery, London
- Louvre
- National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC
- Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Royal Collection Trust
- National Portrait Gallery, London
Locations
- New York
- United States
- London
- United Kingdom
- Augsburg
- Germany
- Basel
- Switzerland
- Paris
- France
- Washington, DC