With the Tate exhibition opening tomorrow, there has been another burst of articles about Holbein and his art. Here’s a round-up!
Holbein’s pen and ink portrait of Sir Thomas More and his family will be on display in the exhibition:
BBC: Tate displays rare More portrait
The Guardian: Renaissance man comes home: Intimate portrait of Sir Thomas More and family returns after nearly 500 years
Times Online: Holbein’s pen-and-ink drawing returns Thomas More to London
Additional articles:
Guardian: Face to face with death: Many of Holbein’s subjects were executed by Henry VIII; his portraits of them are elegiac, yet hypnotically full of life. [Slideshow with this article]
Telegraph: An eye into the soul: As Tate Britain’s outstanding new show demonstrates, Holbein’s portraits of even the plainest sitter shimmer irresistibly with an emotional truth. [Slideshow with this article]
Bloomberg: Overweight Henry VIII Stars in Holbein Exhibit at Tate Britain
Channel 4: Henry’s family portraits on show [Video report]
Guardian: Holbein’s lady sheds light on court life
Times Online: The man who invented portraits
