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Man that rendering of Hans Holbein the Younger's portrait of Thomas Cromwell is god-awful. I saw it in person as a kid in the Frick Collection in NY hanging op
by civilitty 3y ago
Man that rendering of Hans Holbein the Younger's portrait of Thomas Cromwell is god-awful.
I saw it in person as a kid in the Frick Collection in NY hanging opposite Holbein's portrait of Thomas More and they completely changed how I looked at art. In person the portraits look downright photorealistic and when you get close to them, the detail is staggering, down to the stubble on More's face.
The photo in TFA looks nothing like I remember it. I wouldn't be surprised if RGB were inadequate in representing the colors, especially with proper museum lighting.
- ericbarrett 3y agoHolbein was a master, head and shoulders above most of his contemporaries. Kunstmuseum Basel has the largest collection of his paintings and it's on my bucket list.