Length2h 21m
About this audiobook
Hans Holbein the Younger (1497-1543) is one of the greatest portrait painters of the 16th century. A keen observer of his era, Holbein became the court painter of Henry VIII and his sundry wives. His talent was established at the early age of 18 when he illustrated Erasmus'manuscript The Praise of Folly. Holbein's wide range of pursuits included not only painting, drawing, book illustration and designing stained-glass windows, jewellery and luxury objects, but also fanciful trompe l'œil murals and architecture. The breadth of his activities allows one to describe him as a genuine European artist. But his speciality was anamorphosis, teasing the viewer's vision with a sense of humour.
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Length2 hrs 21 mins
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Publish dateJun 12, 2021
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Introduction
2INTRODUCTION: Holbein’s Life
3THE EVOLUTION OF THE AMBASSADORS
4Two protagonists
5Three different points of view
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6From two-dimensional canvas to three-dimensional effect
7POSSIBLE ARTISTIC SOURCES
8The portrait of Sir Thomas More’s family
9The portrait of Henry VIII
10JUXTAPOSITION OF IMAGE AND TEXT
11The studiolo picture
12Holbein’s self-portraits
13A STILL LIFE OF SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS: The artist as a disseminator of knowledge
14THE ANAMORPHOSIS OF THE SKULL
15The death’s-head as an object of meditation
16The knowing mirror of Prudentia
17Vanitas: an ambiguous element of the picture
18The skull anamorphosis: a stumbling block
19THE SIGNIFICANT SHADOW
20SECULAR AND SPIRITUAL TIME IN THE AMBASSADORS
21The “Ambassadors” and Their Attributes
22The Shadow of the Future
23SIR THOMAS MORE’S UTOPIA
24THE DANCE OF DEATH
25Christ in the Tomb
26Adam and Eve
27THE INTELLECTUALISM OF HOLBEIN, THE ARTIST
28Historical temporality and the presentness of the creative act
29The signature of death
30DRAWINGS
31Egon Schiele
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