Hans Holbein the Younger, Volume 1 (of 2) by Arthur B. Chamberlain
3. (1) ST. BARBARA. (2) ST. ELIZABETH 16
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Inner sides of the wings of the “St.
Sebastian” altar-piece. By HANS
HOLBEIN THE ELDER.
_Alte Pinakothek, Munich._
Chapters
1. Chapter 1
2. 1. THE BAPTISM OF ST. PAUL 11
3. 2. THE ST. SEBASTIAN ALTAR-PIECE 15
4. 3. (1) ST. BARBARA. (2) ST. ELIZABETH 16
5. 4. THE FOUNTAIN OF LIFE 17
6. 5. STUDY FOR THE PORTRAIT OF A LADY OF 21
7. 6. AMBROSIUS AND HANS HOLBEIN 25
8. 7. VIRGIN AND CHILD (1514) 33
9. 8. (1) HEAD OF THE VIRGIN MARY. (2) HEAD OF 37
10. 9. THE LAST SUPPER 40
11. 10. THE SCOURGING OF CHRIST 41
12. 11. HOLBEIN’S EARLIEST TITLE-PAGE 45
13. 12. MARGINAL DRAWINGS IN A COPY OF THE 48
14. 13. MARGINAL DRAWINGS IN A COPY OF THE 49
15. 14. THE TWO SIDES OF A SCHOOLMASTER’S 51
16. 15. DOUBLE PORTRAIT OF JAKOB MEYER AND HIS 52
17. 16. (1) HEAD OF JAKOB MEYER. (2) HEAD OF 55
18. 17. ADAM AND EVE (1517) 56
19. 18. PORTRAITS OF TWO BOYS 60
20. 19. STUDY OF A YOUNG GIRL NAMED “ANNE” 61
21. 20. THE FOUNDING OF BASEL 61
22. 21. PORTRAIT OF AN UNKNOWN YOUNG MAN (1518) 61
23. 22. ILLUSTRATION TO SIR THOMAS MORE’S 62
24. 23. DESIGNS FOR THE WALL-PAINTINGS OF THE 68
25. 24. PORTRAIT OF BENEDIKT VON HERTENSTEIN 72
26. 25. THE LAST SUPPER 75
27. 26. THE ARCHANGEL MICHAEL AS WEIGHER OF 79
28. 27. MINERS AT WORK 80
29. 28. BONIFACIUS AMERBACH (1519) 85
30. 29. (1) ADORATION OF THE SHEPHERDS. (2) 88
31. 30. THE PASSION OF CHRIST 91
32. 31. (1) CHRIST BEARING THE CROSS. (2) THE 94
33. 32. “NOLI ME TANGERE” 95
34. 33. (1) CHRIST, THE MAN OF SORROWS. (2) 98
35. 34. THE HOLY FAMILY 99
36. 35. THE DEAD CHRIST IN THE TOMB (1521) 101
37. 36. THE VIRGIN AND CHILD, WITH ST. URSUS AND 103
38. 37. PORTRAIT OF A YOUNG WOMAN, POSSIBLY 106
39. 38. HEAD OF A YOUNG WOMAN, PROBABLY 108
40. 39. DESIGN FOR THE ORGAN-CASE DOORS, BASEL 113
41. 40. (1) STUDY FOR A PAINTED HOUSE FRONT WITH 121
42. 41. SAPOR AND VALERIAN 131
43. 42. (1) TWO LANDSKNECHTE. (2) THE PRODIGAL 139
44. 43. DESIGN FOR A PAINTED WINDOW WITH THE 144
45. 44. ST. ELIZABETH, WITH KNEELING KNIGHT AND 148
46. 45. THE VIRGIN AND CHILD, WITH A KNEELING 149
47. 46. (1) CHRIST BEFORE CAIAPHAS. (2) THE 151
48. 47. (1) THE MOCKING OF CHRIST. (2) CHRIST 152
49. 48. (1) PILATE WASHING HIS HANDS. (2) ECCE 153
50. 49. (1) CHRIST BEARING THE CROSS. (2) THE 154
51. 50. (1) CHRIST NAILED TO THE CROSS. (2) THE 155
52. 51. (1) COSTUME STUDY. (2) COSTUME STUDY 157
53. 52. “THE EDELDAME” 157
54. 53. A FIGHT BETWEEN LANDSKNECHTE 160
55. 54. ERASMUS (1523) 169
56. 55. STUDY FOR THE HANDS OF ERASMUS 171
57. 56. ERASMUS (1523) 172
58. 57. THE DUCHESS OF BERRY 176
59. 58. (1) ERASMUS 180
60. 59. ERASMUS 181
61. 60. MUCIUS SCÆVOLA AND LARS PORSENA 191
62. 61. “THE TABLE OF CEBES” 193
63. 62. TITLE-PAGE TO LUTHER’S “NEW TESTAMENT” 195
64. 63. THE FOUR EVANGELISTS 195
65. 64. THE “CLEOPATRA” TITLE-PAGE 198
66. 65. (1) CHRIST THE TRUE LIGHT. (2) THE SALE 198
67. 66. THE DANCE OF DEATH WOODCUTS 217
68. 67. THE DANCE OF DEATH WOODCUTS 220
69. 68. THE DANCE OF DEATH ALPHABET 224
70. 69. THE OLD TESTAMENT WOODCUTS 230
71. 70. THE OLD TESTAMENT WOODCUTS 230
72. 71. THE MEYER MADONNA 233
73. 72. (1) JAKOB MEYER. (2) DOROTHEA 236
74. 73. (1) MAGDALENA OFFENBURG AS VENUS (1526). 246
75. 74. STUDY FOR THE MORE FAMILY GROUP 293
76. 75. THE MORE FAMILY GROUP 295
77. 76. THE MORE FAMILY GROUP 301
78. 77. CECILIA HERON, DAUGHTER OF SIR THOMAS 303
79. 78. SIR THOMAS MORE 303
80. 79. PORTRAIT OF AN ENGLISH LADY 309
81. 80. SIR HENRY GULDEFORD (1527) 317
82. 81. (1) JOHN FISHER, BISHOP OF ROCHESTER 321
83. 82. (1) UNKNOWN ENGLISHMAN. (2) UNKNOWN 321
84. 83. WILLIAM WARHAM, ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERBURY 322
85. 84. THOMAS AND JOHN GODSALVE (1528) 325
86. 85. SIR JOHN GODSALVE 326
87. 86. NIKLAUS KRATZER (1528) 327
88. 87. SIR BRYAN TUKE 331
89. 88. SIR HENRY WYAT 335
90. 89. SIR THOMAS ELYOT 336
91. 90. HOLBEIN’S WIFE AND CHILDREN (1528-9) 343
92. 91. PORTRAIT OF A YOUNG WOMAN 346
93. 92. KING REHOBOAM REBUKING THE ELDERS (1530) 348
94. 93. KING REHOBOAM REBUKING THE ELDERS 348
95. 94. SAMUEL AND SAUL 350
96. 95. PORTRAIT OF AN UNKNOWN ENGLISH LADY 354
97. CHAPTER I
98. 1494. This was the painter usually known as Hans Holbein the Elder, to
99. CHAPTER II
100. CHAPTER III
101. 1518. Two small panels at the top contain the artist’s signature, “Hans
102. CHAPTER IV
103. 1. Leaena and the Judges 2. Architectural
104. 1517. This work, of considerable importance to the student making a
105. 1522. This portrait was acquired from a private collection in England in
106. 1648. Dr. Ganz has recently published a copy of this picture,[187] which
107. CHAPTER V
108. 1526. One of the earliest, “The Last Supper,” has been already
109. CHAPTER VI
110. 1. STUDY FOR A PAINTED HOUSE FRONT WITH THE FIGURE OF A SEATED EMPEROR
111. 2. THE AMBASSADORS OF THE SAMNITES BEFORE CURIUS DENTATUS
112. CHAPTER VII
113. 1520. One represents the “Prodigal Son,” and the other is an heraldic
114. CHAPTER VIII
115. 1538. In the late summer of that year Holbein went with Philip Hoby to
116. 1530. These later portraits closely follow the Longford Castle type as
117. 1. ERASMUS
118. 2. PHILIP MELANCHTHON
119. CHAPTER IX
120. 1516. Gerardus Noviomagus, of Nimeguen, writing to Erasmus on November
121. 1. CHRIST THE TRUE LIGHT
122. 2. THE SALE OF INDULGENCES
123. CHAPTER X
124. 1833. The “Dance” has also been rendered in photo-lithography for an
125. 4. THE EMPRESS
126. 8. THE PRIEST
127. 4. THE DUCHESS
128. 8. THE ARMS OF DEATH
129. 1549. The passage runs: “Imagines Mortis expressæ ab optimo pictore
130. 2. RUTH AND BOAZ
131. 4. AMOS PREACHING
132. 2. THE RETURN FROM THE BABYLONIAN CAPTIVITY
133. 3. THE ANGEL SHOWING ST. JOHN THE NEW JERUSALEM
134. CHAPTER XI
135. introduction, and they may have been aware, also, though this is less
136. CHAPTER XII
137. CHAPTER XIII
138. 1530. Sir Thomas’s age is given as 50 (Ætatis 50), but Sir John’s as 77,
139. CHAPTER XIV
140. 1528. The date of his birth is not known, but he received his first
141. 1535. It has suffered somewhat in the course of time, but in its
142. CHAPTER XV
143. 258. The question of the authorship of the various versions of the
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