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Hans Holbein the Younger, Volume 1 (of 2) by Arthur B. Chamberlain

3 by Arthur B. Chamberlain, Chamberlain, Arthur B. (Arthur Bensley), -1931, Holbein, Hans, 1497-1543

Chapter 69: 68. THE DANCE OF DEATH ALPHABET 224

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Chapter 1 Chapter 1
Chapter 2 1. THE BAPTISM OF ST. PAUL 11
Chapter 3 2. THE ST. SEBASTIAN ALTAR-PIECE 15
Chapter 4 3. (1) ST. BARBARA. (2) ST. ELIZABETH 16
Chapter 5 4. THE FOUNTAIN OF LIFE 17
Chapter 6 5. STUDY FOR THE PORTRAIT OF A LADY OF 21
Chapter 7 6. AMBROSIUS AND HANS HOLBEIN 25
Chapter 8 7. VIRGIN AND CHILD (1514) 33
Chapter 9 8. (1) HEAD OF THE VIRGIN MARY. (2) HEAD OF 37
Chapter 10 9. THE LAST SUPPER 40
Chapter 11 10. THE SCOURGING OF CHRIST 41
Chapter 12 11. HOLBEIN’S EARLIEST TITLE-PAGE 45
Chapter 13 12. MARGINAL DRAWINGS IN A COPY OF THE 48
Chapter 14 13. MARGINAL DRAWINGS IN A COPY OF THE 49
Chapter 15 14. THE TWO SIDES OF A SCHOOLMASTER’S 51
Chapter 16 15. DOUBLE PORTRAIT OF JAKOB MEYER AND HIS 52
Chapter 17 16. (1) HEAD OF JAKOB MEYER. (2) HEAD OF 55
Chapter 18 17. ADAM AND EVE (1517) 56
Chapter 19 18. PORTRAITS OF TWO BOYS 60
Chapter 20 19. STUDY OF A YOUNG GIRL NAMED “ANNE” 61
Chapter 21 20. THE FOUNDING OF BASEL 61
Chapter 22 21. PORTRAIT OF AN UNKNOWN YOUNG MAN (1518) 61
Chapter 23 22. ILLUSTRATION TO SIR THOMAS MORE’S 62
Chapter 24 23. DESIGNS FOR THE WALL-PAINTINGS OF THE 68
Chapter 25 24. PORTRAIT OF BENEDIKT VON HERTENSTEIN 72
Chapter 26 25. THE LAST SUPPER 75
Chapter 27 26. THE ARCHANGEL MICHAEL AS WEIGHER OF 79
Chapter 28 27. MINERS AT WORK 80
Chapter 29 28. BONIFACIUS AMERBACH (1519) 85
Chapter 30 29. (1) ADORATION OF THE SHEPHERDS. (2) 88
Chapter 31 30. THE PASSION OF CHRIST 91
Chapter 32 31. (1) CHRIST BEARING THE CROSS. (2) THE 94
Chapter 33 32. “NOLI ME TANGERE” 95
Chapter 34 33. (1) CHRIST, THE MAN OF SORROWS. (2) 98
Chapter 35 34. THE HOLY FAMILY 99
Chapter 36 35. THE DEAD CHRIST IN THE TOMB (1521) 101
Chapter 37 36. THE VIRGIN AND CHILD, WITH ST. URSUS AND 103
Chapter 38 37. PORTRAIT OF A YOUNG WOMAN, POSSIBLY 106
Chapter 39 38. HEAD OF A YOUNG WOMAN, PROBABLY 108
Chapter 40 39. DESIGN FOR THE ORGAN-CASE DOORS, BASEL 113
Chapter 41 40. (1) STUDY FOR A PAINTED HOUSE FRONT WITH 121
Chapter 42 41. SAPOR AND VALERIAN 131
Chapter 43 42. (1) TWO LANDSKNECHTE. (2) THE PRODIGAL 139
Chapter 44 43. DESIGN FOR A PAINTED WINDOW WITH THE 144
Chapter 45 44. ST. ELIZABETH, WITH KNEELING KNIGHT AND 148
Chapter 46 45. THE VIRGIN AND CHILD, WITH A KNEELING 149
Chapter 47 46. (1) CHRIST BEFORE CAIAPHAS. (2) THE 151
Chapter 48 47. (1) THE MOCKING OF CHRIST. (2) CHRIST 152
Chapter 49 48. (1) PILATE WASHING HIS HANDS. (2) ECCE 153
Chapter 50 49. (1) CHRIST BEARING THE CROSS. (2) THE 154
Chapter 51 50. (1) CHRIST NAILED TO THE CROSS. (2) THE 155
Chapter 52 51. (1) COSTUME STUDY. (2) COSTUME STUDY 157
Chapter 53 52. “THE EDELDAME” 157
Chapter 54 53. A FIGHT BETWEEN LANDSKNECHTE 160
Chapter 55 54. ERASMUS (1523) 169
Chapter 56 55. STUDY FOR THE HANDS OF ERASMUS 171
Chapter 57 56. ERASMUS (1523) 172
Chapter 58 57. THE DUCHESS OF BERRY 176
Chapter 59 58. (1) ERASMUS 180
Chapter 60 59. ERASMUS 181
Chapter 61 60. MUCIUS SCÆVOLA AND LARS PORSENA 191
Chapter 62 61. “THE TABLE OF CEBES” 193
Chapter 63 62. TITLE-PAGE TO LUTHER’S “NEW TESTAMENT” 195
Chapter 64 63. THE FOUR EVANGELISTS 195
Chapter 65 64. THE “CLEOPATRA” TITLE-PAGE 198
Chapter 66 65. (1) CHRIST THE TRUE LIGHT. (2) THE SALE 198
Chapter 67 66. THE DANCE OF DEATH WOODCUTS 217
Chapter 68 67. THE DANCE OF DEATH WOODCUTS 220
Chapter 69 68. THE DANCE OF DEATH ALPHABET 224
Chapter 70 69. THE OLD TESTAMENT WOODCUTS 230
Chapter 71 70. THE OLD TESTAMENT WOODCUTS 230
Chapter 72 71. THE MEYER MADONNA 233
Chapter 73 72. (1) JAKOB MEYER. (2) DOROTHEA 236
Chapter 74 73. (1) MAGDALENA OFFENBURG AS VENUS (1526). 246
Chapter 75 74. STUDY FOR THE MORE FAMILY GROUP 293
Chapter 76 75. THE MORE FAMILY GROUP 295
Chapter 77 76. THE MORE FAMILY GROUP 301
Chapter 78 77. CECILIA HERON, DAUGHTER OF SIR THOMAS 303
Chapter 79 78. SIR THOMAS MORE 303
Chapter 80 79. PORTRAIT OF AN ENGLISH LADY 309
Chapter 81 80. SIR HENRY GULDEFORD (1527) 317
Chapter 82 81. (1) JOHN FISHER, BISHOP OF ROCHESTER 321
Chapter 83 82. (1) UNKNOWN ENGLISHMAN. (2) UNKNOWN 321
Chapter 84 83. WILLIAM WARHAM, ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERBURY 322
Chapter 85 84. THOMAS AND JOHN GODSALVE (1528) 325
Chapter 86 85. SIR JOHN GODSALVE 326
Chapter 87 86. NIKLAUS KRATZER (1528) 327
Chapter 88 87. SIR BRYAN TUKE 331
Chapter 89 88. SIR HENRY WYAT 335
Chapter 90 89. SIR THOMAS ELYOT 336
Chapter 91 90. HOLBEIN’S WIFE AND CHILDREN (1528-9) 343
Chapter 92 91. PORTRAIT OF A YOUNG WOMAN 346
Chapter 93 92. KING REHOBOAM REBUKING THE ELDERS (1530) 348
Chapter 94 93. KING REHOBOAM REBUKING THE ELDERS 348
Chapter 95 94. SAMUEL AND SAUL 350
Chapter 96 95. PORTRAIT OF AN UNKNOWN ENGLISH LADY 354
Chapter 97 CHAPTER I
Chapter 98 1494. This was the painter usually known as Hans Holbein the Elder, to
Chapter 99 CHAPTER II
Chapter 100 CHAPTER III
Chapter 101 1518. Two small panels at the top contain the artist’s signature, “Hans
Chapter 102 CHAPTER IV
Chapter 103 1. Leaena and the Judges 2. Architectural
Chapter 104 1517. This work, of considerable importance to the student making a
Chapter 105 1522. This portrait was acquired from a private collection in England in
Chapter 106 1648. Dr. Ganz has recently published a copy of this picture,[187] which
Chapter 107 CHAPTER V
Chapter 108 1526. One of the earliest, “The Last Supper,” has been already
Chapter 109 CHAPTER VI
Chapter 110 1. STUDY FOR A PAINTED HOUSE FRONT WITH THE FIGURE OF A SEATED EMPEROR
Chapter 111 2. THE AMBASSADORS OF THE SAMNITES BEFORE CURIUS DENTATUS
Chapter 112 CHAPTER VII
Chapter 113 1520. One represents the “Prodigal Son,” and the other is an heraldic
Chapter 114 CHAPTER VIII
Chapter 115 1538. In the late summer of that year Holbein went with Philip Hoby to
Chapter 116 1530. These later portraits closely follow the Longford Castle type as
Chapter 117 1. ERASMUS
Chapter 118 2. PHILIP MELANCHTHON
Chapter 119 CHAPTER IX
Chapter 120 1516. Gerardus Noviomagus, of Nimeguen, writing to Erasmus on November
Chapter 121 1. CHRIST THE TRUE LIGHT
Chapter 122 2. THE SALE OF INDULGENCES
Chapter 123 CHAPTER X
Chapter 124 1833. The “Dance” has also been rendered in photo-lithography for an
Chapter 125 4. THE EMPRESS
Chapter 126 8. THE PRIEST
Chapter 127 4. THE DUCHESS
Chapter 128 8. THE ARMS OF DEATH
Chapter 129 1549. The passage runs: “Imagines Mortis expressæ ab optimo pictore
Chapter 130 2. RUTH AND BOAZ
Chapter 131 4. AMOS PREACHING
Chapter 132 2. THE RETURN FROM THE BABYLONIAN CAPTIVITY
Chapter 133 3. THE ANGEL SHOWING ST. JOHN THE NEW JERUSALEM
Chapter 134 CHAPTER XI
Chapter 135 introduction, and they may have been aware, also, though this is less
Chapter 136 CHAPTER XII
Chapter 137 CHAPTER XIII
Chapter 138 1530. Sir Thomas’s age is given as 50 (Ætatis 50), but Sir John’s as 77,
Chapter 139 CHAPTER XIV
Chapter 140 1528. The date of his birth is not known, but he received his first
Chapter 141 1535. It has suffered somewhat in the course of time, but in its
Chapter 142 CHAPTER XV
Chapter 143 258. The question of the authorship of the various versions of the

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