Hans Holbein the younger . 47-50. 3 See Woltmann, i. p. 158 (note) ; Eng. trans., p. 172 (note). 4 Vnnd dwyl die hindere wand noch nit gmacht vnnd gemolet ist, vnnd er vermeint andysem das gelt verdient habenn, sol man dieselbig hindere want bis vffwytherenn bescheit lossennan ston.—Der Dreyer Herren Gedenkbiichlein. (Woltmann, i. 159.) 134 WALL-PAINTINGS IN BASEL TOWN HALL should finish the room as soon as the season permitted. For somereason, however, nothing was done in the matter until after his returnfrom his first visit to England. Possibly the Council were too busilyoccupied in attempti
Hans Holbein the younger . 47-50. 3 See Woltmann, i. p. 158 (note) ; Eng. trans., p. 172 (note). 4 Vnnd dwyl die hindere wand noch nit gmacht vnnd gemolet ist, vnnd er vermeint andysem das gelt verdient habenn, sol man dieselbig hindere want bis vffwytherenn bescheit lossennan ston.—Der Dreyer Herren Gedenkbiichlein. (Woltmann, i. 159.) 134 WALL-PAINTINGS IN BASEL TOWN HALL should finish the room as soon as the season permitted. For somereason, however, nothing was done in the matter until after his returnfrom his first visit to England. Possibly the Council were too busilyoccupied in attempting to keep order in a city in which the spreadof the new opinions brought about by the Reformation was alreadydividing the townsfolk into two separate camps. In the spring of1522, also, Basel was engaged in several military enterprises, whichwould cause the Council to hesitate before spending money uponsuch luxuries as art, which could be dispensed with until times wereless critical and the citys affairs more CHAPTER VII DESIGNS FOR PAINTED GLASS AND OTHER STUDIES Holbeins work as a designer for the glass-painters—Eight panels of saints—The Prodigal Son—The Two Unicorns —Designs with landsknechte at Berne, Basel, Berlin, and Paris—Heraldic drawings for Erasmus and others—Designs showing the influence of North Germanart—Virgin and St. John—The Annunciation— St. Elizabeth — Virgin and Childwith kneeling donor—The great Passion series—Studies of costumes of Basel ladies—St. Adrian—Studies from the nude—A Fight—Animals. |N addition to his commissions, both public and private,for wall-paintings, Holbein was frequently employed inthe preparation of designs for artificers in more thanone branch of decorative art. The Amerbach Collec-tion is rich in works of this class, more particularly indesigns for glass windows. It must be remembered instudying these scheibenrisse that they were intended for painted,and not for stained, glass. The olde
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