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Hans Holbein the Younger, Volume 1 (of 2) — Arthur B. Chamberlain

Hans Holbein the Younger, Volume 1 (of 2)

Arthur B. Chamberlain

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  • Book language: English
  • 454 pages

This first volume is an art-historical biography of Hans Holbein the Younger by Arthur B. Chamberlain, published in 1913. It surveys the painter's life and career and describes his known pictures, drawings and designs. For those interested in Renaissance art and careful scholarship, it is a useful introduction.

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HANS HOLBEIN THE YOUNGER

VLjƯ. I., FǡLjƿǵƗǪǙƗŧŕŧ

HANS HOLBEIN

Self-Portrait

Drawing in Indian ink and coloured chalks, washed with water-colour

BĵǪŧƯ GĵƯƯŧǡΏ

HANS HOLBEIN

THE YOUNGER

BY

ARTHUR B. CHAMBERLAIN
ASSISTANT KEEPER OF THE CORPORATION ART GALLERY, BIRMINGHAM
WITH 252 ILLUSTRATIONS, INCLUDING 24 IN COLOUR
IN TWO VOLUMES
VOL. I
NEW YORK
DODD, MEAD AND COMPANY
1913
Printed by BĵƯƯĵƿǵΏƿŧ, HĵƿǪLjƿ & CLj.
at the Ballantyne Press, Edinburgh
TO MY WIFE

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Contents

  1. HANS HOLBEIN THE YOUNGER
  2. PREFACE
  3. CONTENTS
  4. ILLUSTRATIONS
  5. NOTE
  6. CHAPTER I HANS HOLBEIN THE ELDER AND HIS FAMILY
  7. CHAPTER II YOUTHFUL DAYS IN AUGSBURG
  8. CHAPTER III FIRST YEARS IN SWITZERLAND
  9. CHAPTER IV WORK IN LUCERNE AND THE VISIT TO LOMBARDY
  10. CHAPTER V CITIZEN OF BASEL
  11. CHAPTER VI THE HOUSE OF THE DANCE AND THE WALL-PAINTINGS IN THE BASEL TOWN HALL
  12. CHAPTER VII DESIGNS FOR PAINTED GLASS AND OTHER STUDIES
  13. CHAPTER VIII PORTRAITS OF ERASMUS AND HIS CIRCLE
  14. CHAPTER IX DESIGNS FOR BOOK ILLUSTRATIONS
  15. CHAPTER X THE “DANCE OF DEATH” AND OLD TESTAMENT WOODCUTS
  16. CHAPTER XI THE MEYER MADONNA AND THE DEPARTURE FOR ENGLAND
  17. CHAPTER XII NATIVE AND FOREIGN ARTISTS IN ENGLAND DURING THE REIGN OF HENRY VIII
  18. CHAPTER XIII THE FIRST VISIT TO ENGLAND: PORTRAITS OF THE MORE FAMILY
  19. CHAPTER XIV THE FIRST VISIT TO ENGLAND: OTHER PORTRAITS AND DECORATIVE WORK
  20. CHAPTER XV THE RETURN TO BASEL (1528-1532)
  21. POSTSCRIPT TO CHAPTER XIV A Newly Discovered Portrait of an Unknown English Lady
  22. FOOTNOTES
  23. THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG™ LICENSE

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