Hans Holbein the Younger: A Guide to Research

by Erika Michael

Overview

In this quincentennial year of Holbein's birth, this is the first comprehensive annotated bibliography of texts relating to this important Northern European Renaissance artist, with an accompanying historiographic essay on various aspects of Holbein's reception.The first part of the book, "Some Notes on Reception," contains overviews of texts about

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781136781131
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	06/01/1997
Series:	Artist Resource Manuals
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	776
File size:	3 MB

About the Author

Erika Michael

Table of Contents

Preface; Sources and Acknowledgments; Some Notes on Reception; Holbein's Character; Contemporary Scholars on Holbein: A Portrait of the Artist in His Time; Reception by Early Collectors; Holbein and the Other Great Renaissance Masters Holbein as Portraitist: Master of Verisimilitude; Poet of Equanimity; Making the Unreal Real: Illusion and Viewer Involvement; Holbein's Reception by Artists; Holbein's Reception in Belletristic and Critical Literature; Holbein's Images of Death in Poetry, Fiction, and Music; Saga, Controversy, Enigma, and the Art Market: Four Hooks on Which to Hang a Historiography; The Search for Holbein Portraits Has Only Just Begun!-A Few Holbeins Among the Holbeins; The Most Important Monographs, Catalogues, and Exhibitions; Research Since 1980

Editorial Reviews

Addressing the critical reception of painter Hans Holbein the Younger (1497/98-1543), this volume consists of two parts. The first section comprises a series of short essays reflecting responses to Holbein throughout history which forged his critical and popular reputation. This section also includes overviews of the most important monographs and exhibitions, as well as a selection of research published since 1980. The second, much larger part is an annotated bibliography containing some 2,500 entries on a range of subjects including books, essays in scholarly journals, and articles published in the popular media. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

Booknews

"The impressive amount of information collected, and the way in which this information is organised in a clear and accessible manner make this work into a brilliant reference book." — Historians of Netherlandish Art
"Recommended for any academic library collection on European art." — Choice
"The finest in comprehensive information and scholarly research...Highly recommended for the scholarly researcher." — Art Times

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