The Latest Breaking News from Hans Holbein

78 Images That Refuse To Make Sense On The First, Second, Or Third Look

Your eyes are lying to you. They have been this whole time. Somewhere between the dress that broke the internet, the statue that never actually moved, and a 500-year-old painting with a secret skull hiding in plain sight, reality turns out to be considerably more negotiable than anyone warned you…

Bored Panda · Jul 14

Mystery sitter in Holbein portrait could be Anne Boleyn, AI analysis finds

Researchers say works may have been incorrectly inscribed in 1700s, leading to centuries-long misunderstanding

The Guardian - UK · May 3

Catherine Opie: To Be Seen review – So fresh it’s hard to believe some of this work is 30 years old

4/5 In our increasingly divided world, the American photographers portraits of subcultures, from surfers to LA’s ‘leather dyke’ scene, exude a vital warmth and emotional generosity

The Independent UK · Mar 4

How to watch 'Fake or Fortune?' season 12 online from anywhere

A gentle and informed take on the art world. Here's how to watch "Fake or Fortune?" season 12 online, on TV and from anywhere in the world.

Tom’s Guide · Sep 26, 2024

Six Lives at the National Portrait Gallery review: Henry VIII still looms large in this celebration of his wives

This exhibition tries to present each of the six wives as feisty and interesting, with mixed results

Evening Standard · Jun 18, 2024

A killer’s muse, a goddess, or actually a man? … 10 things you need to know about the Mona Lisa

The protesters who threw pumpkin soup at the world’s most famous painting have made headlines around the world. But what is it that makes Leonardo da Vinci’s masterpiece so alluring?

The Guardian - UK · Jan 29, 2024

From The Three Musketeers to Cher: a complete guide to this week’s entertainment

Dumas’s trio bring more mustachioed swashbucklery to cinemas, and the pop matriarch goes festive with an album chock-full of Christmas cheer

The Guardian - UK · Dec 16, 2023

‘Some of the most startling portraits in existence’: Hans Holbein’s mini masterpieces

The great Renaissance artist exploded into England on the run from anti-art crusaders – and his spellbinding portraits of 16th-century grandees are going on display at last

The Guardian - UK · Oct 25, 2023

Thomas Cromwell’s prayer book found in a Cambridge library

Thomas Cromwell’s personal prayer book has been found in a Cambridge library, where it has been hiding in plain sight for centuries. “The Book of Hours”, which features in Hans Holbein’s portrait of the Tudor statesman, was identified by historians who had discovered that both Anne Boleyn and Catherine of…

The Week · Jun 15, 2023

Painted Love – on the marriage market in Renaissance Europe

Although these portraits were something like dating profiles for aristocrats to woo across countries, staring back across the centuries they have an enigmatic privacy

The Guardian - UK · May 26, 2023