Holbein’s Sir Thomas More (Frick Diptych)

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Hans Holbein’s famous portrayal of Sir Thomas More is among the artist’s greatest and hottest portraits. Within the opening piece of this appealing new volume, “A Letter to Thomas More, Knight”, award-winning writer Hilary Mantel vividly imagines the background to the creation of this peculiar portrait, giving it both historical viewpoint and immediacy. An insightful, scholarly essay by Xavier Salomon grounds it Within the art-historical world.

Hans Holbein (1497/98–1543) painted Sir Thomas More in 1527, having been a guest in More’s house when he first arrived in England, . He brilliantly renders his sitter’s wealthy fabrics and unshaven face with sympathy and perception.

This beautiful book will change into both a useful reference for all those interested in Tudor history and art history, and a really perfect gift.

Each book Within the new Frick Diptych Series pairs masterworks from the Frick with critical and literary essays. That is the first volume Within the series.

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