The King's Painter: The Life and Times of Hans Holbein, by Franny Moyle Like New

Description: The King's Painter: The Life and Times of Hans Holbein, by Franny Moyle. Like New Trade Paperback. Hans Holbein the Younger is chiefly celebrated for his beautiful and precisely realized portraiture, which includes representations of Henry VIII, Thomas More, Thomas Cromwell, Anne of Cleves, Jane Seymour and an array of the Tudor lords and ladies he encountered during the course of two sojourns in England. But beyond these familiar images, which have come to define our perception of the world of the Henrician court, Holbein was a protean and multi-faceted genius: a humanist, satirist, political propagandist, and contributor to the history of book design as well as a religious artist and court painter. The rich layers of symbolism and allusion that characterize his work have proved especially fascinating to scholars. Franny Moyle traces and analyses the life and work of an extraordinary artist against the backdrop of an era of political turbulence and cultural transformation, to which his art offers a subtle and endlessly refracting mirror. About the Seller: The Friends of the Shorewood Public Library is a non-profit membership organization which supports the mission of the suburban Milwaukee, Wisconsin library. Member volunteers raise funds from book sales and other efforts to help the library purchase resources and sponsor special events for the community. eBay sales are among these fundraising activities. This eBay item was not in library circulation, but was donated by a reader ‘friend.’

Price: 8.88 USD

Location: Milwaukee, Wisconsin

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