Holbein

Beatrice Fortescue

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HOLBEIN

Produced by Delphine Lettau, Janine Lettau, Paul Dring, Clive Pickton, Joseph E. Loewenstein M.D. and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net

HANS HOLBEIN THE YOUNGER Hans Holbein the Younger. Coloured Chalks. Basel Museum Click to ENLARGE

BY BEATRICE FORTESCUE

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  CHAPTER I. HOLBEIN'S PERIOD, PARENTAGE, AND EARLY WORK Historical epoch and antecedents—Special conditions and character of early Christian art—Ideals and influence of the monk—Holbein's relation to mediæval schools—His father, uncle, and Augsburg home—Probable dates for his birth and his father's death—Troubles and dispersion of the Augsburg household—From Augsburg to Basel—His brother Ambrose—Erasmus and thePraise of Folly; some erroneous impressions of both— Erasmus and Holbein no Protestants at heart—Holbein and the Bible—Illustrated Vernacular Bibles in circulation before Luther and Holbein were born—Holbein's earliest Basel oil-paintings—Direct and indirect education—Historical, geographical, and scientific revolutions of his day— Beginning of his connection with the Burgomaster of Basel—Jacob Meyer zum Hasen—Holbein's woodcuts—His studies from nature—Sudden visit to Lucerne—Italian influence on his art—Work for the Burgomaster of Lucerne     CHAPTER II. HOLBEIN BASILIENSIS (1519-1526) Holbein Basiliensis—Enters the Painters' Guild—Bonifacius Amerbach and his portrait—The Last Supper and its Judas—The so-called "Fountain of Life" at Lisbon—Genius for design and symbolism in architecture—Versatility, humour, fighting scenes—Holbein becomes a citizen and marries— Basel in 1519—Froben's circle—Tremendous events and issues of the time—Holbein's religious works—The Nativity and Adoration at Freiburg— Hans Oberriedt—The Basel Passion in eight panels—Passion Drawings—Christ in the tomb—Christ and Mary Magdalen at the door of the sepulchre—Rathaus wall-paintings—Birth of Holbein's eldest child—The Solothurn Madonna: its discovery and rescue—Holbein's wife and her portraits—Suggested solutions of some biographical enigmas—Title pages—Portraits of Erasmus—Journey to France, probably to Lyons and Avignon—Publishers and pictures of the so-called "Dance of Death"—Dorothea Offenburg as Venus and Laïs Corinthiaca—Triumph of the Protestant party—Holbein decides to leave Basel for a time—The Meyer-Madonna of Darmstadt and Dresden, and its portraits     CHAPTER III. CHANCES AND CHANGES (1526-1530) First visit to England—Sir Thomas More: his home and portraits—The Windsor drawings—Bishop Fisher—Archbishop Warham—Bishop Stokesley —Sir Henry Guildford and his portrait—Nicholas Kratzer—Sir Bryan Tuke—Holbein's return to Basel—Portrait-group of his wife and two eldest children; two versions—Holbein's children, and families claiming descent from him—Iconoclastic fury—Ruined arts—Death of Meyer zum Hasen— Another Meyer commissions the last paintings for Basel—Return to England—Description of the Steelyard—Portraits of its members—George Gysze —Basel Council summons Holbein home—"The Ambassadors" at the National Gallery; accepted identification—Coronation of Queen Anne Boleyn— Lost paintings for the Guildhall of the Steelyard; the Triumphs of Riches and Poverty—The great Morett portrait; identifications—Holbein's industry and fertility—Designs for metal-work and other drawings—Solomon and the Queen of Sheba     CHAPTER IV. PAINTER ROYAL (1536-1543) Queen Jane Seymour—Death of Erasmus, and title-page portrait—The Whitehall painting of Henry VIII.—Munich drawing of Henry VIII.—Birth of an heir and the "Jane Seymour Cup"—Death of the Queen—Christina, Duchess of Milan—Secret service for the King—Flying visit to Basel and arrangements for a permanent return—Apprentices his son Philip at Paris—Portrait of the Prince of Wales and the King's return gift—Anne of Cleves —Thomas Howard, Duke of Norfolk—Catherine Howard—Lapse of Holbein's Basel citizenship—Irregularities—Provision for wife and children— Residence in London—Execution of Queen Catherine Howard—Marriage of Catherine Parr—Dr. Chamber—Unfinished work for the Barber- Surgeons' Hall—Death of Holbein—His will—Place of burial—Holbein's genius: its true character and greatness     CATALOGUE OF PRINCIPAL EXISTING WORKS.   REFERENCES.   INDEX.    

 

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS 1.HOLBEIN   Frontispiece Self Portrait. From a photograph in the Rischgitz Collection. 2. HOLBEIN"PROSY" AND "HANS " Drawn by their father, Hans Holbein the elder. Silver-point. 3.SCHOOLMASTER'S SIGNBOARD Oils. (Basel Museum.) 4.JACOB MEYER (ZUMHASEN) Oils. (Basel Museum.) From a Photograph in the Rischgitz Collection. 5.DOROTHEAMEYER(néeKANNEGIESSER) Oils. (Basel Museum.) From a Photograph in the Rischgitz Collection. 6.BONIFACIUS AMERBACH Oils. (Basel Museum.) 7.FIGHT OF LANDSKNECHTE Washed drawing. (Basel Museum.) From a Photograph in the Rischgitz Collection. 8.THE NATIVITY Oils. (University Chapel, Freiburg Cathedral.) From a photograph by G. Röbke, Freiburg. 9.THE PASSION I. GETHSEMANE. II. THE KISS OF JUDAS. III. BEFORE PONTIUS PILATE. IV. THE SCOURGING. V. THE MOCKING. VI. THE WAYTO CALVARY. VII. "IT IS FINISHED." VIII. THE ENTOMBMENT. Eight-panelled Altar-piece. (Basel Museum.) 10.CHRIST IN THE GRAVE Oils. (Basel Museum.) 11. THE RISEN CHRIST Oils. (Hampton Court Gallery.) 12.THE SOLOTHURN, OR ZETTER'SCHE, MADONNA Oils. (Solothurn Museum.) From a Photograph by Braun, Clement, and Cie., Paris. 13.UNNAMED PORTRAIT-STUDY;NOT CATALOGUED AS HOLBEIN'S Silver-point and Indian ink. (Louvre Collection. Believed by the writer to be Holbein's drawing of his wife before her first marriage, and the model for the Solothurn Madonna.) From a Photograph by Braun, Clement, and Cie., Paris. 14.ERASMUS Oils. (The Louvre.) From a Photograph by A. Giraudon, Paris. 15.THE PLOUGHMAN; THE PRIEST "Images of Death." Woodcut series. 16.DOROTHEAOFFENBURG AS THE GODDESS OF LOVE Oils. (Basel Museum.) From a Photograph in the Rischgitz Collection. 17.DOROTHEAOFFENBURG AS LAÏS CORINTHIACA Oils. (Basel Museum.) From a Photograph in the Rischgitz Collection. 18.THE MEYER-MADONNA Oils. (Grand Ducal Collection, Darmstadt.) From a Photograph by F. Hanfstaengl. 19.THE MEYER-MADONNA (Later Version. Held by many to be a copy.) Oils. (Dresden Gallery.) From a photograph by F. Hanfstaengl. 20.T OHAM SOMERSRI Chalks. (Windsor Castle.) From a Photograph by F. Hanfstaengl. 21.JOHN FISHER, BISHOP OF ROCHESTER Chalks. (Windsor Castle.) From a Photograph by F. Hanfstaengl. 22.SIR HENRYGUILDFORD Oils. (Windsor Castle.) From a Photograph by F. Hanfstaengl. 23.NICHOLAS KRATZER Oils. (The Louvre.) 24.SIR BRYAN TUKE Oils. (Munich Gallery.) From a Photograph by F. Hanfstaengl. 25.ELSBETH, HOLBEIN'S WIFE, WITH THEIR TWO ELDEST CHILDREN Oils. (Basel Museum.) From a Photograph in the Rischgitz Collection. 26."BEHOLD TO OBEYIS BETTER THAN SACRIFICE." SAMUEL DENOUNCING SAUL Washed drawing. (Basel Museum.) From a photograph in the Rischgitz Collection. 27.JÖRG (OR GEORGE) GYZE Oils. (Berlin Museum.) From a photograph by F. Hanfstaengl. 28."THE AMBASSADORS" Oils. (National Gallery.) From a photograph by F. Hanfstaengl. 29.THE MORETT PORTRAIT

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