Episode 229 – Holbein at the Tudor Court with Kate Heard

Guest Bio

Kate Heard is the Senior Curator of Prints and Drawings, Royal Collection Trust. The Royal Collection is among the largest and most important art collections in the world, and one of the last great European royal collections to remain intact. It comprises almost all aspects of the fine and decorative arts, and is held in trust by the Sovereign for his successors and the nation, and is not owned by The King as a private individual.

https://www.rct.uk/collection/themes/exhibitions/holbein-at-the-tudor-court/the-queens-gallery-buckingham-palace

Natalie Grueninger speaks with Kate Heard about Holbein at the Tudor Court.

Tune in to hear Natalie and Kate discuss:

–  The Exhibition

– Holbein’s family & early life

– Holbein’s visit to France

– The first England trip

– Holbein’s rise to royal favour at the Tudor court

– Holbein’s working practices

– The process of refining potraits

– Holbein’s patrons and sitters

– His later life and death

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