Hans Holbein the Younger acted as a matchmaker to Henry VIII, tasked with painting the portraits of potential wives across Europe in a bid to safeguard the future of the throne. As two new exhibitions ...
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 ...
Street Art superstar Shepard Fairey showed up on an episode of Portlandia. The skit finds Fred Armisen and Carrie Brownstein promoting Shocking Art Supplies; an alternative supply store filled with ...
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, ...
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 ...
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 ...
Kim Kardashian is famous for her contouring make-up tricks. But it turns out the original pioneer of the technique may actually have been a 16th century artist famous for painting royals and grandees ...
Hans Holbein the Younger acted as a matchmaker to Henry VIII, tasked with painting the portraits of potential wives across Europe in a bid to safeguard the future of the throne. As two new exhibitions ...
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