1551 Holbein Biblia Sacrosanta Veteris Novi Testa
Banned by the Catholic Inquistion this 1551 Bible with a great deal Woodcuts by Old Master Artist Hans Holbein the Younger (1497-1543) which are also found in the famous Icones Historiarum Veteris Testamenti. Biblia sacrosancta, Veteris & Noui Testamenti, iuxta Diui Hieronymi vulgatam editionem ... [Livre : ]his accesserunt Tabernaculi Mosaici, ac rerum praecipuarum schemata, summa industria et fide expressa.
Rare Bible, with approximately 2 Library copies found worldwide. Rarity in part to its listing on the Roman Inquisition's "Index of Forbidden Books".
Lugduni, Apud Ioannem Frellonium
Over 100 Woodcuts, Most are crafted by Hans Holbein the Younger. These Holbein woodcuts can also be found in the Icones Historiarum Veteris Testamenti.
Title page with device of the Frellon Brothers which is a crab and a butterfly with the motto "Matura". Numerous historiated and decorated initials of various sizes, some very large, many with putti and children which are very likely also Holbein's design.
Frellons colophon reads "LVGDVNI, Excudebat Ioannes Frellonius M.D.L.I" Excellent margins with no text loss.
German Old Master painter and printmaker Hans Holbein the Younger, considered one of the finest portrait painters of not only the Northern Renaissance but in art history in general, moved to Basel, Switzerland in 1515 after learning to paint from, and working with, his father. Basel, which borders both France and Germany, was a center for the humanist and Lutheran movements. There Holbein met and associated with the famous Dutch humanist Erasmus. Holbein's Portrait of Erasmus of Rotterdam, 1523 can be found in the National Gallery, London.
Referred by Erasmus, in 1526 Holbein went to England where he worked in great part within its humanist circle with the help of leading Renaissance humanist, and author of Utopia, Sir Thomas More. Holbein's portrait of Sir Thomas More can be found in the Frick Collection, NY.
In 1528 Holbein returns to Basel, which at this point has been fully absorbed in iconoclasitc Reformation philosophy, and maneuvers his way into a steady stream of work until his return to England in 1532. In England Holbein aligned himself with Thomas Cromwell and Anne Boleyn while also actively painting portraits for wealthy merchants, families, and foreigners. In 1536 Holbein became King Henry VIII's King's Painter. Holbein would proceed to paint the most famous and iconic portraits of the king ever known.