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9781857998801
"This book is well overdue. For too long scholars have dismissed Hans Holbein as an artist who lacked a spiritual outlook, but Derek Wilson, by painstakingly reconstructing his life from contemporary records and the more subtle clues contained in his work has brilliantly redressed the balance. Meticulous research into the lives of those with whom he came into contact adds color to Holbein's turbulent world. Never again will we regard Hans Holbein simply as Henry VIII's court painter.Wilson, Derek is the author of 'Hans Holbein Portrait of an Unknown Man' with ISBN 9781857998801 and ISBN 1857998804.
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