Hans Holbein e o retrato do poeta Henry Howard: humanismo, ruptura e poder na corte de Henrique VIII
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2021-11-29
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Pires, Carla Scheidecker 
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Dissertação de mestrado
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De Augsburgo a Londres, e passando pela Basileia, Hans Holbein enfrentou um longo caminho até se estabelecer como pintor da corte de Henrique VIII, onde os retratos eram, simultaneamente, expressões de humildade e ostentação, mortalidade e imortalidade. O artista chegou à Inglaterra por intermédio de figuras humanistas importantes, em especial Erasmo de Roterdã e Thomas More: a influência desses eruditos sobre as obras de Holbein se revela mesmo na economia de elementos presentes nesses retratos.
Um ano antes de sua morte, Holbein pintou Henry Howard, conde de Surrey e precursor da forma de soneto que Shakespeare tornaria célebre meio século mais tarde. Este estudo dedica-se a ampliar as possibilidades de compreensão de uma obra composta unicamente de uma figura a meio-corpo, sobre fundo abstrato. Hoje parte do acervo do Museu de Arte de São Paulo Assis Chateaubriand, O poeta Henry Howard, conde de Surrey, é tomado como ferramenta no processo de compreensão do papel do retrato nos altos círculos da sociedade inglesa do século XVI.
From Augsburg to London, and passing through Basel, Hans Holbein faced many obstacles before establishing himself as a painter in Henry VIII's court, where portraits were simultaneously expressions of humility and ostentation, mortality and immortality. The artist arrived in England with the help of important humanist figures, especially Erasmus of Rotterdam and Thomas More. The influence of these scholars on Holbein's work is revealed even in the economy of elements present in these portraits. A year before his death, Holbein painted the portrait of Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey and innovator of the sonnet form that Shakespeare would make famous half a century later. This study is dedicated to expanding the possibilities of understanding a work composed solely of a half-length figure, on an abstract background. Now part of the collection of Museu de Arte de São Paulo Assis Chateaubriand, The Poet Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey is perceived as an instrument in the process of understanding the role of portraiture in the upper echelons of 16th century English society.
From Augsburg to London, and passing through Basel, Hans Holbein faced many obstacles before establishing himself as a painter in Henry VIII's court, where portraits were simultaneously expressions of humility and ostentation, mortality and immortality. The artist arrived in England with the help of important humanist figures, especially Erasmus of Rotterdam and Thomas More. The influence of these scholars on Holbein's work is revealed even in the economy of elements present in these portraits. A year before his death, Holbein painted the portrait of Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey and innovator of the sonnet form that Shakespeare would make famous half a century later. This study is dedicated to expanding the possibilities of understanding a work composed solely of a half-length figure, on an abstract background. Now part of the collection of Museu de Arte de São Paulo Assis Chateaubriand, The Poet Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey is perceived as an instrument in the process of understanding the role of portraiture in the upper echelons of 16th century English society.
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PIRES, Carla Scheidecker. Hans Holbein e o retrato do poeta Henry Howard: humanismo, ruptura e poder na corte de Henrique VIII. Orientador: Prof. Dr. Cassio da Silva Fernandes. 2022. 122 f. Dissertação (Mestrado) – Programa de pós-graduação em História da Arte, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Guarulhos, 2021.