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Routledge
In this quincentennial year of Holbein's birth, this is the first comprehensive annotated bibliography of texts relating to this important Northern European Renaissance artist, with an accompanying historiographic essay on various aspects of Holbein's reception. The first part of the book, "Some Notes on Reception," contains overviews of texts about specific works such as "The Dead Christ, The... Read more
Preface; Sources and Acknowledgments; Some Notes on Reception; Holbein's Character; Contemporary Scholars on Holbein: A Portrait of the Artist in His Time; Reception by Early Collectors; Holbein and the Other Great Renaissance Masters Holbein as Portraitist: Master of Verisimilitude; Poet of Equanimity; Making the Unreal Real: Illusion and Viewer Involvement; Holbein's Reception by Artists; Holbein's Reception in Belletristic and Critical Literature; Holbein's Images of Death in Poetry, Fiction, and Music; Saga, Controversy, Enigma, and the Art Market: Four Hooks on Which to Hang a Historiography; The Search for Holbein Portraits Has Only Just Begun!-A Few Holbeins Among the Holbeins; The Most Important Monographs, Catalogues, and Exhibitions; Research Since 1980
Biography
Erika Michael
"The impressive amount of information collected, and the way in which this information is organised in a clear and accessible manner make this work into a brilliant reference book." -- Historians of Netherlandish Art
"Recommended for any academic library collection on European art." -- Choice
"The finest in comprehensive information and scholarly research...Highly recommended for the scholarly researcher." -- Art Times
