Hans Holbein

by Oskar Bätschmann and Pascal Griener

Book Overview

Hans Holbein the Younger (1497/8-1543), one of the most versatile and admired painters of the Northern Renaissance, trained under his father in Augsburg and then worked for leading patrons in Switzerland before settling in England as Court Painter to Henry VIII. To commemorate the five-hundredth anniversary of the artist's birth, Oskar B tschmann and Pascal Griener offer this richly illustrated book--the first comprehensive monograph on the artist...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691005168
• ISBN13: 9780691005164
• Release Date: January 1999
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 2.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 8.5" x 11.1"

Customer Reviews

Reaction to Ryan

In opposition to "Ryan" who gave this fasinating study of Holbein a single star simply because of his inability to write a college (high school?) paper, I find that O. Batschmann has managed to balance a scholarly approach with a lively style. In particular, check out the chapter on portraiture and mortality. Great stuff. Sorry about only getting a 50, Ryan. In all seriousness, Ryan's review brings up the subject of trusting this type of rating system in general.