Superb reproductions of 44 of Holbein's finest portrait drawings: Sir Thomas More, Jane Seymour, the Prince of Wales, Anne Boleyn, dozens more personalities from the court of Henry VIII. 44 black-and-white illustrations. Publisher's Note. Captions.
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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:
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Great book of drawings,
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This review is from: Holbein Portrait Drawings (Dover Fine Art, History of Art) (Paperback)
All of the Dover books have very good reproductions of drawings. These books are just the best deal for the money, and I use them all the time in the college where I teach to show students examples of great drawing and fantastic line. All the background an artist needs is there: size, media, year -- very little personal background; it's just a catalog of drawings (words would only slow you down anyway). There may be people who can draw as well as Holbein, but there's nobody better. His work, except for the give-away clothing, looks so modern that you could swear you've seen these people. His line and his observation are perfection. I have expensive books on him, but this book is my favorite.
8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
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RENAISSANCE PORTRAITURE AT ITS BEST,
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This review is from: Holbein Portrait Drawings (Dover Fine Art, History of Art) (Paperback)
This was the third Dover Art Library book I bought; it covers the work of one of the most recognized names in Renaissance Art - Hans Holbien. If you don't recognize his name , you've probably seen one of his paintings in one of your history books back in High School. His subjects, as seen in this book, include many members of the court of Henry the VIII. As in the stylistic tradition of Renassiance portraiture, these are contour drawings, and Holbiens craftsmanship is evident in every line. If you can, I also recommend you buy his book of paintings.
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Very poor picture quality,
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This review is from: Holbein Portrait Drawings (Dover Fine Art, History of Art) (Paperback)
I am very disappointed with the book. Holbein's drawings should be extremely delicate, but all that is lost in this book--lines aregrainy and the shading simply is mostly inaccurate, since these are all black-and-white reproductions of colored drawings. They are probably reproductions of reproductions, really. Even the pictures posted on the web look better. Not worth buying, no matter how cheap it is.
Recommend: "Holbein in England". Borrowed it from a library. Well written, great pictures, just expensive.
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