Hans Holbein
Mon 04 Oct
|Widcombe Social Club
Lecturer Rosalind Whyte explores the religious and political background of Holbein's times and the impact this had on his life and career as an artist.
Time & Location
04 Oct 2021, 11:30 – 12:30
Widcombe Social Club, Widcombe Hill, Bath BA2 6AA, UK
About the Event
Lecturer Rosalind Whyte
Category Paintings
A general biographical lecture on Holbein, his life - what is known of it - and his work, focusing particularly on his two extended stays in England. This lecture will explore the religious and political background of Holbein’s times and the impact this had on his life and career as an artist. Looking at Holbein’s close links with the court of King Henry VIII during his second visit to England and how his images of the King have done a great deal to establish a certain view of Henry in modern minds. Also exploring the impact that Holbein had on the development of portraiture in this country, to the extent that those who followed him, for example Sir Peter Lely (1618-1680), would complain that all English patrons were interested in was ‘their own dull counterfeits’.
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Location Widcombe Social Club
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