Hans Holbein the Younger, Volume 1 by Arthur B. Chamberlain is a scholarly biography of one of the supreme portrait painters of the Northern Renaissance. This first volume follows Holbein from his origins in Augsburg through his work in Basel and his early years in England, where he would become court painter to Henry VIII.
Chamberlain combines documentary research with careful description of the paintings and drawings, tracing the development of Holbein’s incomparable skill in portraiture. It is a thorough English-language study of the master and his world. This free EPUB download is cleanly formatted for any e-reader.