Artnet

How Hans Holbein’s Paintings Made the Tudors Cultural Icons

When we think of the Tudors, we think of majestic paintings in which they appear triumphant, ruffed, and dripping in finery. Across Renaissance Europe, portraiture was beginning to play a crucial role ...
The New York Times

Hans Holbein: Truth in Painting

He cut through pretensions in his Renaissance portraits of nobles and notables, in a first-ever retrospective opening Friday at the Morgan. By Jason Farago An artistic vision isn’t worth much if there ...
The Washington Post

The first major Hans Holbein exhibition in the U.S. shows us the sobering reality of raw power

LEFT: “A Lady with a Squirrel and a Starling,” about 1526-1528, Hans Holbein the Younger, oil on panel. RIGHT: “A Member of the Wedigh Family,” 1533, Hans Holbein the Younger, oil on panel. (LEFT: The ...
Artnet

The Most Significant Hans Holbein Show to Grace a U.S. Museum in 40 Years Is a Rare Chance to Bask in His Splendorous Paintings

He might technically be “the younger,” but he still died 500 years ago. He’s also responsible for the best painting show in New York right now. I’m speaking, of course, of Hans Holbein the Younger, ...