Oil Painting Artist::. Hans Holbein

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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.

Hans Holbein Portrait of young people oil painting artist
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Portrait of young people
mk252 canvas board 44 x 32.5 cm

     Painting ID::  57110
INCHES CM PRICE  
16x20 40x50 $69
20x24 50x60 $89
24x36 60x90 $139
30x40 75x100 $149
36x48 90x120 $219
48x72 120x180 $399
  Portrait_of_young_people
mk252 canvas board 44 x 32.5 cm

Hans Holbein Mr Benedict Hetengsitan portrait oil painting artist
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Mr Benedict Hetengsitan portrait
mk252 oil painting of wood paper 52.4 x 38.1 cm in 1517

     Painting ID::  57111
INCHES CM PRICE  
16x20 40x50 $69
20x24 50x60 $89
24x36 60x90 $139
30x40 75x100 $149
36x48 90x120 $219
48x72 120x180 $399
  Mr_Benedict_Hetengsitan_portrait
mk252 oil painting of wood paper 52.4 x 38.1 cm in 1517

Hans Holbein Yuehanfuluo the portrait oil painting artist
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Yuehanfuluo the portrait
mk252 Oil on canvas 39.5 x 33.5 cm in 1520-1526

     Painting ID::  57112
INCHES CM PRICE  
16x20 40x50 $69
20x24 50x60 $89
24x36 60x90 $139
30x40 75x100 $149
36x48 90x120 $219
48x72 120x180 $399
  Yuehanfuluo_the_portrait
mk252 Oil on canvas 39.5 x 33.5 cm in 1520-1526

Hans Holbein Erasmus portrait oil painting artist
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Erasmus portrait
mk252 oil painting pine board 37 x 30.5 cm in 1523

     Painting ID::  57113
INCHES CM PRICE  
16x20 40x50 $69
20x24 50x60 $89
24x36 60x90 $139
30x40 75x100 $149
36x48 90x120 $219
48x72 120x180 $399
  Erasmus_portrait
mk252 oil painting pine board 37 x 30.5 cm in 1523

Hans Holbein Thomas Cromwell oil painting artist
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Thomas Cromwell
mk252 drawing board 78.4 x 64.4 cm

     Painting ID::  57114
INCHES CM PRICE  
16x20 40x50 $69
20x24 50x60 $89
24x36 60x90 $139
30x40 75x100 $149
36x48 90x120 $219
48x72 120x180 $399
  Thomas_Cromwell
mk252 drawing board 78.4 x 64.4 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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