Word: holbein
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...Such phrases as "critical ephemeridae", "there is a great deal of nonsense written", are likely to put the reader out of sympathy with the writter, who has the whole field to himself; the other fellow cannot answer back. But Mr. Simonson is very happy in such phrases as these: "Holbein did not paint the court of Henry VIII; he painted the eternal beauties of texture in terms of English noblemen. Velasquez did not paint the court of Philip II; he painted the eternal beauties of light in terms of Spanish noblemen", and in styling Whistler "the poet of the dusk...
...second of a series of six exhibits from the American Library of Art collection of reproductions of great paintings, has been placed on exhibition in the Periodical Room of the Union. This exhibit is composed of fifty-four mounted facsimiles of the drawings by Holbein which are in the Royal Library of Windsor Castle...
Professor Kuno Francke will deliver two lectures at Cornell University on February 7 and 8, entitled "Durer's Biblical Illustrations," and "Holbein's Dance of Death." These two are a part of the larger series of Lectures which Professor Francke gave last year at Harvard and at Johns Hopkins University...