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ISBN10: 1844139182, ISBN13: 9781844139187, [publisher: Vintage Publishing, United Kingdom, London] Softcover One of the greatest artists of the Renaissance, Hans Holbein the Younger was also a complex and fascinating man who knew Erasmus, Thomas More, Henry VIII and many of the sixteenth century's wielders of power and influence. He developed his own distinctive attitudes towards religion, politics and social life as he moved among stalwart burghers, merchant adventurers and the bejewelled denizens of a glittering court. The Elizabethan artist Nicolas Hilliard recognised him as 'the greatest Master in [portraiture] that ever was'. Yet the range of Holbein's talent went far beyond painting likenesses. He was constantly in demand for trompe-l'oeil murals and intricate jewellery designs, and he revolutionized book illustration. He produced Catholic altarpieces and Protestant propaganda engravings, woodcuts and drawings depicting the stories of the bible. In this fascinating biography, acclaimed historian Derek Wilson gives a fresh account of Holbein's motives and paintings, suggesting that they included coded signals and propaganda about political figures of the time. Hans Holbein: Portrait of an Unknown Man is a controversial reinterpretation which presents the artist as a man inextricably bound up in the stirring events of a creative and turbulent age. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred b ...

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ISBN10: 1844139182, ISBN13: 9781844139187, [publisher: -] Softcover Hans Holbein: Portrait of an Unknown Man This book is in very good condition and will be shipped within 24 hours of ordering. The cover may have some limited signs of wear but the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains undamaged. This book has clearly been well maintained and looked after thus far. Money back guarantee if you are not satisfied. See all our books here, order more than 1 book and get discounted shipping.
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London: Pimlico, 2007 2006 Revised ed. Trade paperback Revised edition (softcover). 8vo (23cm by 15cm), xviii, 302pp. 8pp colour plates, 8pp b&w plates. Original laminated card wrappers. Slight tanning to the leading edge of the text block, else this book is in very good condition. Signed by the author on the title page. ISBN 1844139182.