Holbein's Sir Thomas More

by Hilary Mantel and Xavier F. Salomon

Hans Holbein's famous portrayal of Sir Thomas More is one of the artist's greatest and most popular portraits. In the opening piece of this appealing new volume, "A Letter to Thomas More, Knight", award-winning author Hilary Mantel vividly imagines the background to the creation of this extraordinary portrait, giving it both historical perspective and immediacy. An insightful, scholarly essay by Xavier Salomon grounds it in the art-historical world...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1907804919
• ISBN13: 9781907804915
• Release Date: May 2018
• Publisher: Giles
• Length: 56 Pages
• Weight: 1.01 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 7.7" x 9.5"