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Hans Holbein the Younger, Volume 1 (of 2) by Arthur B. Chamberlain
67. THE DANCE OF DEATH WOODCUTS 220
Hans Holbein the Younger, Volume 1 (of 2) by Arthur B. Chamberlain
67. THE DANCE OF DEATH WOODCUTS 220
Chapter 68
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Chapters
Chapter 1: Chapter 1
Chapter 2: 1. THE BAPTISM OF ST. PAUL 11
Chapter 3: 2. THE ST. SEBASTIAN ALTAR-PIECE 15
Chapter 4: 3. (1) ST. BARBARA. (2) ST. ELIZABETH 16
Chapter 5: 4. THE FOUNTAIN OF LIFE 17
Chapter 6: 5. STUDY FOR THE PORTRAIT OF A LADY OF 21
Chapter 7: 6. AMBROSIUS AND HANS HOLBEIN 25
Chapter 8: 7. VIRGIN AND CHILD (1514) 33
Chapter 9: 8. (1) HEAD OF THE VIRGIN MARY. (2) HEAD OF 37
Chapter 10: 9. THE LAST SUPPER 40
Chapter 11: 10. THE SCOURGING OF CHRIST 41
Chapter 12: 11. HOLBEIN’S EARLIEST TITLE-PAGE 45
Chapter 13: 12. MARGINAL DRAWINGS IN A COPY OF THE 48
Chapter 14: 13. MARGINAL DRAWINGS IN A COPY OF THE 49
Chapter 15: 14. THE TWO SIDES OF A SCHOOLMASTER’S 51
Chapter 16: 15. DOUBLE PORTRAIT OF JAKOB MEYER AND HIS 52
Chapter 17: 16. (1) HEAD OF JAKOB MEYER. (2) HEAD OF 55
Chapter 18: 17. ADAM AND EVE (1517) 56
Chapter 19: 18. PORTRAITS OF TWO BOYS 60
Chapter 20: 19. STUDY OF A YOUNG GIRL NAMED “ANNE” 61
Chapter 21: 20. THE FOUNDING OF BASEL 61
Chapter 22: 21. PORTRAIT OF AN UNKNOWN YOUNG MAN (1518) 61
Chapter 23: 22. ILLUSTRATION TO SIR THOMAS MORE’S 62
Chapter 24: 23. DESIGNS FOR THE WALL-PAINTINGS OF THE 68
Chapter 25: 24. PORTRAIT OF BENEDIKT VON HERTENSTEIN 72
Chapter 26: 25. THE LAST SUPPER 75
Chapter 27: 26. THE ARCHANGEL MICHAEL AS WEIGHER OF 79
Chapter 28: 27. MINERS AT WORK 80
Chapter 29: 28. BONIFACIUS AMERBACH (1519) 85
Chapter 30: 29. (1) ADORATION OF THE SHEPHERDS. (2) 88
Chapter 31: 30. THE PASSION OF CHRIST 91
Chapter 32: 31. (1) CHRIST BEARING THE CROSS. (2) THE 94
Chapter 33: 32. “NOLI ME TANGERE” 95
Chapter 34: 33. (1) CHRIST, THE MAN OF SORROWS. (2) 98
Chapter 35: 34. THE HOLY FAMILY 99
Chapter 36: 35. THE DEAD CHRIST IN THE TOMB (1521) 101
Chapter 37: 36. THE VIRGIN AND CHILD, WITH ST. URSUS AND 103
Chapter 38: 37. PORTRAIT OF A YOUNG WOMAN, POSSIBLY 106
Chapter 39: 38. HEAD OF A YOUNG WOMAN, PROBABLY 108
Chapter 40: 39. DESIGN FOR THE ORGAN-CASE DOORS, BASEL 113
Chapter 41: 40. (1) STUDY FOR A PAINTED HOUSE FRONT WITH 121
Chapter 42: 41. SAPOR AND VALERIAN 131
Chapter 43: 42. (1) TWO LANDSKNECHTE. (2) THE PRODIGAL 139
Chapter 44: 43. DESIGN FOR A PAINTED WINDOW WITH THE 144
Chapter 45: 44. ST. ELIZABETH, WITH KNEELING KNIGHT AND 148
Chapter 46: 45. THE VIRGIN AND CHILD, WITH A KNEELING 149
Chapter 47: 46. (1) CHRIST BEFORE CAIAPHAS. (2) THE 151
Chapter 48: 47. (1) THE MOCKING OF CHRIST. (2) CHRIST 152
Chapter 49: 48. (1) PILATE WASHING HIS HANDS. (2) ECCE 153
Chapter 50: 49. (1) CHRIST BEARING THE CROSS. (2) THE 154
Chapter 51: 50. (1) CHRIST NAILED TO THE CROSS. (2) THE 155
Chapter 52: 51. (1) COSTUME STUDY. (2) COSTUME STUDY 157
Chapter 53: 52. “THE EDELDAME” 157
Chapter 54: 53. A FIGHT BETWEEN LANDSKNECHTE 160
Chapter 55: 54. ERASMUS (1523) 169
Chapter 56: 55. STUDY FOR THE HANDS OF ERASMUS 171
Chapter 57: 56. ERASMUS (1523) 172
Chapter 58: 57. THE DUCHESS OF BERRY 176
Chapter 59: 58. (1) ERASMUS 180
Chapter 60: 59. ERASMUS 181
Chapter 61: 60. MUCIUS SCÆVOLA AND LARS PORSENA 191
Chapter 62: 61. “THE TABLE OF CEBES” 193
Chapter 63: 62. TITLE-PAGE TO LUTHER’S “NEW TESTAMENT” 195
Chapter 64: 63. THE FOUR EVANGELISTS 195
Chapter 65: 64. THE “CLEOPATRA” TITLE-PAGE 198
Chapter 66: 65. (1) CHRIST THE TRUE LIGHT. (2) THE SALE 198
Chapter 67: 66. THE DANCE OF DEATH WOODCUTS 217
Chapter 68: 67. THE DANCE OF DEATH WOODCUTS 220
Chapter 69: 68. THE DANCE OF DEATH ALPHABET 224
Chapter 70: 69. THE OLD TESTAMENT WOODCUTS 230
Chapter 71: 70. THE OLD TESTAMENT WOODCUTS 230
Chapter 72: 71. THE MEYER MADONNA 233
Chapter 73: 72. (1) JAKOB MEYER. (2) DOROTHEA 236
Chapter 74: 73. (1) MAGDALENA OFFENBURG AS VENUS (1526). 246
Chapter 75: 74. STUDY FOR THE MORE FAMILY GROUP 293
Chapter 76: 75. THE MORE FAMILY GROUP 295
Chapter 77: 76. THE MORE FAMILY GROUP 301
Chapter 78: 77. CECILIA HERON, DAUGHTER OF SIR THOMAS 303
Chapter 79: 78. SIR THOMAS MORE 303
Chapter 80: 79. PORTRAIT OF AN ENGLISH LADY 309
Chapter 81: 80. SIR HENRY GULDEFORD (1527) 317
Chapter 82: 81. (1) JOHN FISHER, BISHOP OF ROCHESTER 321
Chapter 83: 82. (1) UNKNOWN ENGLISHMAN. (2) UNKNOWN 321
Chapter 84: 83. WILLIAM WARHAM, ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERBURY 322
Chapter 85: 84. THOMAS AND JOHN GODSALVE (1528) 325
Chapter 86: 85. SIR JOHN GODSALVE 326
Chapter 87: 86. NIKLAUS KRATZER (1528) 327
Chapter 88: 87. SIR BRYAN TUKE 331
Chapter 89: 88. SIR HENRY WYAT 335
Chapter 90: 89. SIR THOMAS ELYOT 336
Chapter 91: 90. HOLBEIN’S WIFE AND CHILDREN (1528-9) 343
Chapter 92: 91. PORTRAIT OF A YOUNG WOMAN 346
Chapter 93: 92. KING REHOBOAM REBUKING THE ELDERS (1530) 348
Chapter 94: 93. KING REHOBOAM REBUKING THE ELDERS 348
Chapter 95: 94. SAMUEL AND SAUL 350
Chapter 96: 95. PORTRAIT OF AN UNKNOWN ENGLISH LADY 354
Chapter 97: CHAPTER I
Chapter 98: 1494. This was the painter usually known as Hans Holbein the Elder, to
Chapter 99: CHAPTER II
Chapter 100: CHAPTER III
Chapter 101: 1518. Two small panels at the top contain the artist’s signature, “Hans
Chapter 102: CHAPTER IV
Chapter 103: 1. Leaena and the Judges 2. Architectural
Chapter 104: 1517. This work, of considerable importance to the student making a
Chapter 105: 1522. This portrait was acquired from a private collection in England in
Chapter 106: 1648. Dr. Ganz has recently published a copy of this picture,[187] which
Chapter 107: CHAPTER V
Chapter 108: 1526. One of the earliest, “The Last Supper,” has been already
Chapter 109: CHAPTER VI
Chapter 110: 1. STUDY FOR A PAINTED HOUSE FRONT WITH THE FIGURE OF A SEATED EMPEROR
Chapter 111: 2. THE AMBASSADORS OF THE SAMNITES BEFORE CURIUS DENTATUS
Chapter 112: CHAPTER VII
Chapter 113: 1520. One represents the “Prodigal Son,” and the other is an heraldic
Chapter 114: CHAPTER VIII
Chapter 115: 1538. In the late summer of that year Holbein went with Philip Hoby to
Chapter 116: 1530. These later portraits closely follow the Longford Castle type as
Chapter 117: 1. ERASMUS
Chapter 118: 2. PHILIP MELANCHTHON
Chapter 119: CHAPTER IX
Chapter 120: 1516. Gerardus Noviomagus, of Nimeguen, writing to Erasmus on November
Chapter 121: 1. CHRIST THE TRUE LIGHT
Chapter 122: 2. THE SALE OF INDULGENCES
Chapter 123: CHAPTER X
Chapter 124: 1833. The “Dance” has also been rendered in photo-lithography for an
Chapter 125: 4. THE EMPRESS
Chapter 126: 8. THE PRIEST
Chapter 127: 4. THE DUCHESS
Chapter 128: 8. THE ARMS OF DEATH
Chapter 129: 1549. The passage runs: “Imagines Mortis expressæ ab optimo pictore
Chapter 130: 2. RUTH AND BOAZ
Chapter 131: 4. AMOS PREACHING
Chapter 132: 2. THE RETURN FROM THE BABYLONIAN CAPTIVITY
Chapter 133: 3. THE ANGEL SHOWING ST. JOHN THE NEW JERUSALEM
Chapter 134: CHAPTER XI
Chapter 135: introduction, and they may have been aware, also, though this is less
Chapter 136: CHAPTER XII
Chapter 137: CHAPTER XIII
Chapter 138: 1530. Sir Thomas’s age is given as 50 (Ætatis 50), but Sir John’s as 77,
Chapter 139: CHAPTER XIV
Chapter 140: 1528. The date of his birth is not known, but he received his first
Chapter 141: 1535. It has suffered somewhat in the course of time, but in its
Chapter 142: CHAPTER XV
Chapter 143: 258. The question of the authorship of the various versions of the
(1) THE OLD MAN. (2) THE COUNTESS. (3) THE NOBLE LADY. (4) THE DUCHESS. (5) THE PLOUGHMAN. (6) THE YOUNG CHILD. (7) THE LAST JUDGMENT. (8) THE ARMS OF DEATH. _From proofs in the British Museum._
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