Hans Holbein (1526)
March 18, 2009
This day my first stop was the National Gallery at Trafalgar Square. Their holdings are well maintained and loved. I spent some time surveying their digital catalog of holdings and felt it to be high in quality but a bit slim for a “national treasure trove”. The Brits love Turner - I say why bother? Their Canalettos are without equal. They’ve the usual trove of French Impressionist and Post-Impressionists but their holdings in Germanic and Scandinavian artists is slim.
Hans Holbein the Younger (1497 - 1543) is superbly represented. Picture taking in the museum is forbidden so this picture is in poor focus due to my hasty, purloined snap.
