. English: Portrait study of Sir John More. Black and coloured chalks on paper, × cm, Royal Collection, Windsor. Sir John More (1450/53–1530) was an English judge, the father of Sir Thomas More (1477/88–1535). This drawing is one of seven fine surviving studies drawn by Holbein for his group portrait of Thomas More's family. Here More wears a gown with a fur collar, but in the group portrait, he wears his judge's robes. According to art historian Susan Foister: 'The drawing demonstrates Holbein's great facility with the chalk medium and variation of touch, from the quick zigzags of t
. English: Portrait study of Sir John More. Black and coloured chalks on paper, × cm, Royal Collection, Windsor. Sir John More (1450/53–1530) was an English judge, the father of Sir Thomas More (1477/88–1535). This drawing is one of seven fine surviving studies drawn by Holbein for his group portrait of Thomas More's family. Here More wears a gown with a fur collar, but in the group portrait, he wears his judge's robes. According to art historian Susan Foister: 'The drawing demonstrates Holbein's great facility with the chalk medium and variation of touch, from the quick zigzags of the fur to the softness of hair and eyebrows, and the subtle shading in red and black suggesting the sagging flesh around the deep eye-sockets and cheekbones' (Foister, 35). circa 1527. 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 734 John More, father of Sir Thomas More, by Hans Holbein the Younger
Size: 1987px × 2516px
Photo credit: © The Picture Art Collection / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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