All Hans Holbein Oil Paintings

German 1497-1543 Hans Holbein Galleries Holbein always made highly detailed pencil drawings of his portrait subjects, often supplemented with ink and colored chalk. The drawings emphasize facial detail and usually did not include the hands; clothing was only indicated schematically. The outlines of these drawings were then transferred onto the support for the final painting using tiny holes in the paper through which powdered charcoal was transmitted; in later years Holbein used a kind of carbon paper. The final paintings thus had the same scale as the original drawings. Although the drawings were made as studies for paintings, they stand on their own as independent, finely wrought works of art. How many portraits have been lost can be seen from Holbein's book (nearly all pages in the Royal Collection) containing preparatory drawings for portraits - of eighty-five drawings, only a handful have surviving Holbein paintings, though often copies have survived. David Hockney has speculated in the Hockney-Falco thesis that Holbein used a concave mirror to project an image of the subject onto the drawing surface. The image was then traced. However this thesis has not met with general acceptance from art historians. A subtle ability to render character may be noted in Holbein's work, as can be seen in his portraits of Thomas Cromwell, Desiderius Erasmus, and Henry VIII. The end results are convincing as definitive images of the subjects' appearance and personality.
 

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Hans Holbein Denmark s Christina oil on canvas


Denmark s Christina
Denmark s Christina
Painting ID::  57088
  mk252 oak panel painting 179.1 x 28.6 cm
  mk252 oak panel painting 179.1 x 28.6 cm

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Hans Holbein Anne Clive oil on canvas


Anne Clive
Anne Clive
Painting ID::  57090
  mk252 parchment oil painting 65 x 48 cm
  mk252 parchment oil painting 65 x 48 cm

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Hans Holbein Ximengqiaozhi oil on canvas


Ximengqiaozhi
Ximengqiaozhi
Painting ID::  57092
  mk252 oil painting of wood 31 centimeters in diameter
  mk252 oil painting of wood 31 centimeters in diameter

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Hans Holbein Hermann von portrait oil on canvas


Hermann von portrait
Hermann von portrait
Painting ID::  57093
  mk252 oil painting of wood 41.9 x 31.8 cm in 1532
  mk252 oil painting of wood 41.9 x 31.8 cm in 1532

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Hans Holbein Qiao Zhiji portrait of businessman Serge oil on canvas


Qiao Zhiji portrait of businessman Serge
Qiao Zhiji portrait of businessman Serge
Painting ID::  57094
  mk252 oak panel painting 96.3 x 85.7 cm
  mk252 oak panel painting 96.3 x 85.7 cm

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     German 1497-1543 Hans Holbein Galleries Holbein always made highly detailed pencil drawings of his portrait subjects, often supplemented with ink and colored chalk. The drawings emphasize facial detail and usually did not include the hands; clothing was only indicated schematically. The outlines of these drawings were then transferred onto the support for the final painting using tiny holes in the paper through which powdered charcoal was transmitted; in later years Holbein used a kind of carbon paper. The final paintings thus had the same scale as the original drawings. Although the drawings were made as studies for paintings, they stand on their own as independent, finely wrought works of art. How many portraits have been lost can be seen from Holbein's book (nearly all pages in the Royal Collection) containing preparatory drawings for portraits - of eighty-five drawings, only a handful have surviving Holbein paintings, though often copies have survived. David Hockney has speculated in the Hockney-Falco thesis that Holbein used a concave mirror to project an image of the subject onto the drawing surface. The image was then traced. However this thesis has not met with general acceptance from art historians. A subtle ability to render character may be noted in Holbein's work, as can be seen in his portraits of Thomas Cromwell, Desiderius Erasmus, and Henry VIII. The end results are convincing as definitive images of the subjects' appearance and personality.

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