Hans Holbein the younger . The bearer of this letter is the man who painted my do not trouble you with any commendation of him, though he isan excellent artist (artifex). If he wants to call on Quentin, and youhave not leisure to introduce him, you can send a servant with himto show him the house. The arts are freezing in this part of the world,and he is on his way to England to pick up some angels there {petitAngliarn ut corrodat aliquot Angelatos—Erasmus plays upon the wordsAngles and Angels). You can send on any letters you like by him. 1There is no reason to suppose that Holbein
Hans Holbein the younger . The bearer of this letter is the man who painted my do not trouble you with any commendation of him, though he isan excellent artist (artifex). If he wants to call on Quentin, and youhave not leisure to introduce him, you can send a servant with himto show him the house. The arts are freezing in this part of the world,and he is on his way to England to pick up some angels there {petitAngliarn ut corrodat aliquot Angelatos—Erasmus plays upon the wordsAngles and Angels). You can send on any letters you like by him. 1There is no reason to suppose that Holbein delayed his departure afterreceiving this letter from his patron, who must also have suppliedhim with introductions to More, Warham, and other friends in Eng-land. It was, no doubt, necessary for him to arrange with the TownCouncil for leave of absence, and this having been done, he must havestarted not later than the first days of September, reaching Londontowards the close of the same month. 1 Erasmi Opera, iii. CHAPTER XII NATIVE AND FOREIGN ARTISTS IN ENGLAND DURING THE REIGN OF HENRY VIII Henrys VIIIs patronage of the fine arts—English painters in his service—John Browne—ThePaynter-Stayners Company—Andrew Wright—John Hethe—Foreign artists at HenrysCourt—Gerard, Lucas, and Susanna Hornebolt—Katherine Maynors and Henry Maynert—Johannes Corvus—The Italian painters and sculptors—Paganino—Pietro Torrigiano—Vincent Volpe—Alessandro Carmillian—Antonio Toto and Bartolommeo Penni—Benedettoda Rovezzano and Giovanni da Maiano —Nicolas Bellin of Modena—Girolamo da Treviso. JEFORE describing the work carried out by Holbeinduring his first visit to this country, it may be ofservice to give a short account of the state of art inEngland at that period, and of the various foreignpainters and craftsmen then settled in London, andof the few native artists whose names have under Tudor rule offered a far better field for lucrativeem
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