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Noli me Tangere (1526-1528)

Holbein, Hans the Younger (c.1497-1543) Noli me Tangere 1526–1528 Oil on oak panel, 76.7 x 95.8 cm Royal Collection, Hampton Court Palace, London When the diarist John Evelyn saw this painting in Charles II’s Private Lodgings at Whitehall in 1680 he recorded…

Erasmus (1523)

Holbein, Hans the Younger (c.1497-1543) Erasmus 1523 Oil on wood, 73.6 x 51.4 cm National Gallery, London On loan from Longford Castle collection, © Longford Castle Collection Erasmus (1466/9 – 1536) was one of the most famous writers of his day…

Otto Scholderer

(1834–1902) Otto Franz Scholderer The artist’s works: Lilac c.1860–1902 National Gallery, London Portrait of the Artist’s Wife probably 1872–1873 National Gallery, London The Artist’s Wife on the Ottoman 1873 Städel Museum, Frankfurt Oysters 1891 National Museum Wales, Cardiff Otto Scholderer in Art: Fantin-Latour, Henri (1836-1904)…

L’Escargot (1953)

Matisse, Henri (1869-1954) L’Escargot (The Snail) 1953 Gouache on paper, cut and pasted on paper mounted on canvas, 286.4 x 287 cm Tate Britain, London © Succession Henri Matisse/DACS 2024 After 1948 Matisse was prevented from painting by ill health but, although…

Alphonse Legros

(1837–1911) The artist’s works: Portrait de l’artiste s.d. National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne Étude de tête Mid 1800s-early 1900s Rhode Island School of Design, Providence Cupidon et Psyché exhibited 1867 Tate Britain, London Répétition du service c.1870 Tate Britain, London Portrait de femme 1875 National Gallery of…

Portrait of Albrecht Dürer the Elder (1497)

Dürer, Albrecht (1471-1528) Portrait of Albrecht Dürer the Elder (Bildnis des Albrecht Dürer des Älteren) 1497 Oil on lime, 51 x 40.3 cm National Gallery, London The inscription at the top of this picture tells us the sitter is Dürer’s father, Albrecht…

Henri Fantin-Latour

(1836–1904) Ignace Henri Jean Théodore Fantin-Latour The artist’s works: Portrait de l’artiste Alphonse Legros 1856 Minneapolis Institute of Art, Minneapolis Autoportrait 1858 National Gallery of Art, Washington Autoportrait c.1858 Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York Les deux soeurs 1859 Saint Louis Art…

George Boleyn

(c.1504–1536) 2nd Viscount Rochford (1533–1536) Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports (1534-1536) George Boleyn in Film: Anne of the Thousand Days 1969 Director: Charles Jarrott Starring: Richard Burton, Geneviève Bujold     The Other Boleyn Girl 2008 Director: Justin Chadwick Starring:…

Elizabeth Boleyn

(c.1480–1538) Elizabeth Howard Boleyn née Lady Elizabeth Howard Countess of Wiltshire Countess of Ormond Viscountess Rochford Elizabeth Howard Boleyn in Film: Anne of the Thousand Days 1969 Director: Charles Jarrott Starring: Richard Burton, Geneviève Bujold     The Other Boleyn…

Anne Boleyn

(c.1507–1536) Queen consort of England (1533–1536) Lady of Ireland (1533–1536) Anne Boleyn in Film: A Man for All Seasons 1966 Director: Fred Zinnemann Starring: Paul Scofield, Wendy Hiller     Anne of the Thousand Days 1969 Director: Charles Jarrott Starring: Richard Burton, Geneviève Bujold…