Singer, Hans Wolfgang, b. 1867 · London, Chatto and Windus · leaf 268
the art-worker—designs for daggers, cups,clocks, goblets, &c. &c., are scarcely less ad-mirable. There are sketch-books full of theseat Basle and London, and detached sheets else-where. In them Holbein betrays a masteryover the pure forms of Renaissance decorationswhich excels even that of… … THE DUCHKSS OF MILAN(From the painting by Holbein in the National Gallery) THE TWO HOLBEINS 203 portray Christina, the widow of Duke Sforzaof Milan. Within three hours he finished adrawing that excited universal admiration, andthen painted a portrait which is now in theNational Gallery. It is one…
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