Hans Holbein

Hans Holbein the Younger, Bonifacius Amerbach, 1519. Mixed technique on panel 29.9 × 28.3 cm (11 3/4 × 11 1/8 in.).
Hans Holbein the Younger’s Timelessness Visible at the Getty
“A Holbein portrait is a very precise object,” says curator Anne Wollett. “It’s telling that when it comes to identity and the process of finding the right elements to include in the portrait some…
Four grand panels of Fragonard’s series The Progress of Love are shown together at Frick Madison in a gallery illuminated by one of Marcel Breuer’s trapezoidal windows. This view shows two of the 1771–72 paintings, with two later overdoors visible in the next gallery.
The Frick Madison Opens With Highlights Reconsidered

New York — On Thursday, March 18, 2021, The Frick Collection launches Frick Madison, the long-awaited public opening of its temporary new home on Madison Avenue. Frick Madison invites audiences to…

detail of two ambassadors
Holbein's Ambassadors: Theories and Questions
Grandiose. Monumental. Chas and Dave? Find out what people had to say about Holbein's 'The Ambassadors'.
Picasso's Guernica painting in black and white with animals and people crying out in agony
Great Works of Art from Troubled Times
Throughout history, cultures and artists have faced upheavals and catastrophes and reflected them through their work. Here we look at ten great works of art created in uncertain times.