Hans Holbein the Younger / Sir Thomas More / 1527Hans Holbein the Younger
Sir Thomas More
1527

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Creator Name: Holbein the Younger, Hans
Creator Nationality: European; Northern European; German
Creator Dates/Places: 1497/98-1543
Creator Name-CRT: Hans Holbein the Younger
Title: Sir Thomas More
View: Full View
Creation Start Date: 1527
Creation End Date: 1527
Creation Date: 1527
Object Type: Paintings
Materials and Techniques: oil on oak panel (cradled)
Dimensions: 29 1/2 x 23 3/4 in. (74.9 x 60.3 cm.)
Inscriptions: Dated at lower left: M.D. XXVII
AMICA Contributor: The Frick Collection
Owner Location: New York, New York, USA
ID Number: 12.1.77
Credit Line: Purchased
Rights: http://www.frick.org
Context: Thomas More (1477/78 1535), humanist scholar, author, and statesman, served Henry VIII as diplomatic envoy and Privy Councillor prior to his election as speaker of the House of Commons in 1523. The chain More wears in this portrait is an emblem of service to the King, not of any specific office. In 1529 More succeeded Cardinal Wolsey as Lord Chancellor, but three years later he resigned that office over the issue of Henry's divorce from Catherine of Aragon, and subsequently he refused to subscribe to theAct of Supremacy making the King head of the Church of England. For this he was convicted of high treason and beheaded. Venerated by the Catholic Church as a martyr, More was beatified in 1886 and canonized in 1935 on the four-hundredth anniversary of his death. Holbein s sympathy for the man whose guest he was upon first arriving in England is apparent in the Frick portrait. His brilliant rendering of the rich fabrics and adornments make this one of Holbein s best and most popular paintings. Various versions of the portrait exist, but this is undoubtedly the original.
Related Document Description: New York, The Frick Collection. An Illustrated Catalogue. Vol.1, Paintings. [cat.]. 1968, pp.228-233, p.229 (reproduced).
AMICA ID: TFC_.Holbein.12-1-77
AMICA Library Year: 1999
Media Metadata Rights: Copyright The Frick Collection, New York, 1999

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