Holbein

The Project Gutenberg EBook of Holbein, by Beatrice FortescueThis eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and withalmost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away orre-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License includedwith this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.netTitle: HolbeinAuthor: Beatrice FortescueRelease Date: June 17, 2009 [EBook #29150]Language: English*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK HOLBEIN ***Produced by Delphine Lettau, Janine Lettau, Paul Dring,Clive Pickton, Joseph E. Loewenstein M.D. and the OnlineDistributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net HANS HOLBEIN THE YOUNGERHans Holbein the Younger.Coloured Chalks. Basel MuseumClick to ENLARGE L I T T L E B O O K S O N A R TGENERAL EDITOR: CYRIL DAVENPORT HOLBEIN BYBEATRICE FORTESCUE WITH FORTY-SIX ILLUSTRATIONS METHUEN & CO.36 ESSEX STREET W.C.LONDON First published in 1904 CONTENTS. CHAPTER I.HOLBEIN'S PERIOD, PARENTAGE, AND EARLY WORKHistorical epoch and antecedents—Special conditions and character of early Christian art—Ideals and influence of the monk—Holbein's relation tomediæval schools—His father, uncle, and Augsburg home—Probable dates for his birth and his father's death—Troubles and dispersion of theAugsburg household—From Augsburg to Basel—His brother Ambrose—Erasmus and the Praise of Folly; some erroneous impressions of both—Erasmus and Holbein no Protestants at heart—Holbein and the ...