. English: Design for a Stained Glass Window with Wild Man. Pen and ink and brush, grey, green, and brown washes, × cm, British Museum. The accepted attribution of this drawing to Holbein has been challenged by the art historian Christian Müller (Müller, 362). He cites the overall conception and individual details as grounds for his doubt, perceiving 'an awkwardness that is out of character for Holbein'. He concludes that this drawing is a workshop copy of a lost original, perhaps executed in Basel while Holbein was in London. The tradition of the Wild Man is still alive in the Janu
. English: Design for a Stained Glass Window with Wild Man. Pen and ink and brush, grey, green, and brown washes, × cm, British Museum. The accepted attribution of this drawing to Holbein has been challenged by the art historian Christian Müller (Müller, 362). He cites the overall conception and individual details as grounds for his doubt, perceiving 'an awkwardness that is out of character for Holbein'. He concludes that this drawing is a workshop copy of a lost original, perhaps executed in Basel while Holbein was in London. The tradition of the Wild Man is still alive in the January processions of three honour societies in Basel. Holbein may have designed the window for the premises of one of these honour societies, 'Zur Hären', whose members were hunters and fishermen and whose emblem was the Wild Man. . c. 1525–28. Hans Holbein (1497/1498–1543) Alternative names Hans Holbein der Jüngere, Hans Holbein Description German painter and draughtsman Date of birth/death 1497 or 1498 between 7 October 1543 and 29 November 1543 Location of birth/death Augsburg London Work location Basel (1515-1526), Lucerne (1515-1526), Venice (1515), Bologna (1515), Florence (1515), Rome (1515), Venice (1517-1518), Bologna (1517-1518), Florence (1517-1518), Rome (1517-1518), London (1526-1528), Basel (1528-1532), London (1532-1543) Authority control : Q48319 VIAF: 4945401 ISNI: 0000 0001 2098 7816 ULAN: 500005259 LCCN: n81117179 NLA: 36275979 WorldCat or his workshop 1258 Wild Man, design for a Stained Glass Window by Hans Holbein the Younger
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Keywords: ., /., 1525–28., hans, holbein,
