Everything seems so perfect... Hang on, what’s that in the foreground? And why is that lute string broken?
Holbein the Younger
Care to waltz? In Holbein’s time, death was a visible part of life—the dance partner from which no one could hide.
About Hans Holbein the Younger
What a catch! Henry VIII reportedly kissed this likeness of Christina, but their marriage was not to be.
Hans Holbein the Younger, Christina of Denmark, Duchess ...
This merchant is a man of business, yet as Holbein reminds us, the material world isn’t all there is.
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