As Henry VIII’s court painter, Hans Holbein witnessed and recorded the most notorious era in English history. He painted most of the major characters of the age, and created the famous image of the king himself that everyone today still recognises. But who really was Holbein? Where did he come from? And what were the dark and unsettling secrets hidden in his art? Waldemar Januszczak looks at the life and work of an artist who became famous for bringing the Tudor age to life, but who could have been so many other things.
The Ambassadors那個講得挺有趣的。。。
看了以后，要再去一次Frick了！
特别讨厌这个主持人
17岁就在书边画黑色漫画 在出版城市巴塞尔获成功 随后去英国赚钱 成了亨利八世御用 作PR肖像 还包括给他备选老婆们画肖像 世纪佳缘 另谈到Frick collection里一左Thomas More和一右克伦威尔两肖像放一起 最后当然提了伦敦的“The Ambassadors”
As Henry VIII’s court painter Hans Holbein witnessed and recorded the most notorious era in English history. He painted most of the major characters of the age and created the famous image of the king himself that everyone today still recognises. But who really was Holbein? Where did he come from? And what were the dark and unsettling secrets hidden in his art? Waldemar Janus...
