Key facts

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Type	Day and Weekend
Location	Oxford
Address	Rewley House 1 Wellington Square Oxford OX1 2JA
Dates	Sat 16 Mar 2013
Subject area(s)	History of Art
Fees	From £60.00
Application status	Course full
Course code	O12P125ARJ
Course contact	If you have any questions about this course, please email ppdayweek@conted.ox.ac.uk.

Overview

Hans Holbein has given us our lasting image of the Tudor Court: ruthless courtiers, beautiful or pensive women, and Henry VIII himself in arrogant, portly splendour. His portraits captivate us by their realism. But behind the apparent realism lies a stylised and illusionistic world for us to explore. This day school outlines Holbein’s career and reveals some of his repertoire of tricks through close study of his paintings. We’ll start by looking at Holbein’s early career in Europe, where he learnt his skills and perfected his style. We’ll then study his two visits to England, his work for the court, and his portraits of foreigners in London. Amongst the paintings we’ll look at are The Ambassadors, full of symbols and hidden meanings, The Whitehall Mural, with its defining image of Henry VIII, the enigmatic portrait of Georg Gisze, where the merchant’s certainties seem to crumble in front of us, and Holbein’s many delicate but powerful depictions of Tudor courtiers.

Programme details

SATURDAY 16 MARCH 2013

9.15am Registration

9.30am Holbein’s early career

10.45am Coffee/tea

11.15am Holbein in England, 1526-1528

12.30pm Lunch

2.00pm Holbein in England, 1532-1543

3.15pm Tea/coffee

3.45pm Holbein and the foreigners

5.00pm Course disperses

Staff

Recommended reading

Background Reading:

Foister, S., Holbein & England (Yale, 2004)
Wolf, N., Holbein (Taschen, 2004)

Accommodation

Accommodation is often available in Rewley House for those who wish to stay on the night before a course. Please contact our Residential Centre on 01865 270362 for details of availability and prices.

Fee options

Programme Fee

Tuition (includes coffee/tea): £60.00

Catering

Baguette lunch: £3.50

Full Lunch (3 courses): £11.00

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