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Apostles of 1527, workshop or circle of Hans Holbein the Younger

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Three chiaroscuro drawings of apostles. Pen and ink and brush, grey wash, white heightening, on brown prepared paper.

The Apostle Matthew, Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Rotterdam.

The Apostle Thomas, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.

The Apostle Paul, private collection.

These three sheets are from a group known as "The Apostles of 1527". Nine chiaroscuro drawings have survived, six dated 1527. In that year, Holbein was in London, but the drawings were probably done in Basel from his designs. In the view of art historian Christian Müller, "The artist of the apostles, who in the year 1527 reflects an earlier stylistic phase of the Master's, is most likely to have been in Basel. In the best case, he will have been a co-worker in Holbein's own workshop. However, he may also have been an artist working in Holbein's wider circle" (Müller, 366.)

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1527
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apostles chiaroscuro drawings circle of hans holbein der jungere drawings in the metropolitan museum of art drawings in the museum boijmans van beuningen german art in the metropolitan museum of art paintings of saint paul saint matthew in art saint thomas workshop of hans holbein der jungere sculpture