Thursday, March 21, 2024

Holbein Stitch Blackwork Embroidery Pattern from the Darmstadt Madonna, circa 1526 | Part 4

In 1526, Hans Holbein the Younger painted the Darmstadt Madonna, which included Anna Meyer in the bottom right corner of the portrait. Anna had on a white dress with horizontal bands of blackwork embroidery on it (per the Textile Research Centre).

 


 

This video is part 4 of 4 of the embroidery pattern found at Anna's elbow. 

 


 

                For more information: 
- Introduction to Blackwork Embroidery: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZGIU7WvBx1I 
- Step by Step Introduction to Blackwork Embroidery: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XWQYMZHuXhc 
- A Critical Look at Blackwork Embroidery in Holbein's Paintings: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nKXLLB8GVRE 
 
 
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             Works Cited: 
- Cariad. “Darmstadt Madonna.” 
- “Hans Holbein the Younger and Blackwork.” Textile Research Centre. 
- Holbein the Younger, Hans. “Darmstadt Madonna.” 
 
 
 

Tuesday, March 12, 2024

Blackwork Embroidery Patterns from Hans Holbein the Younger's 16th Century Paintings

Darmstadt Madonna, circa 1526
 
 
 
 
 
 
   Elbow pattern
 
 
   Cuff pattern
 
 
 
 
 Double Portrait of Sir Thomas Godsalve and His Son, circa 1528

 
   The pattern on the son's collar.
 
 
 
 Portrait of a Noble Boy with a Marmoset, circa 1532-1535
 
 
 

 
 
 

Robert Cheseman, circa 1535

 
 
   Collar pattern
 
 
 
 

Margaret Roper, circa 1535-1536

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Jane Seymour, circa 1536-1537
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Mrs. Jane Small, circa 1536
 
 
  Pattern on cuffs
 
 
 
 
 Elizabeth, Lady Audley, circa 1538
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Portrait of a Young Woman, circa 1540-1545
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Works Cited

 

Cariad. “Darmstadt Madonna.” https://lanternheart.tumblr.com/post/189202335115/darmstadt-madonna-detail-by-hans-holbein-the.

D’Angelo, Isabella. “Blackwork.” https://www.pinterest.co.uk/pin/293437731941626074/.

“Hans Holbein, the Elder.” Britannica. https://www.britannica.com/biography/Hans-Holbein-the-Elder.

“Hans Holbein the Younger.” Britannica. https://www.britannica.com/biography/Hans-Holbein-the-Younger.

“Hans Holbein the Younger.” Uffizi Gallery. https://www.virtualuffizi.com/hans-holbein-the-younger.html.

“Hans Holbein the Younger and Blackwork.” Textile Research Centre. https://trc-leiden.nl/trc-needles/visual-archive/16th-century/hans-holbein-the-younger-and-blackwork.

Holbein, Hans. “Mrs Jane Small, formerly Mrs Pemberton.” V&A Museum. https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O16583/mrs-jane-small-formerly-mrs-portrait-miniature/.

Holbein, Hans. “Self-Portrait.” Uffizi Gallery. https://www.virtualuffizi.com/self-portrait.html.

Holbein d. J., Hans. “A Court Servant of King Henry VIII.” Kunst Historisches Museum Wien. https://www.khm.at/en/objectdb/detail/964/.

Holbein d. J., Hans. “Jane Seymour.” Kunst Historisches Museum Wien. https://www.khm.at/en/objectdb/detail/966/.

Holbein d. J., Hans. “Portrait of Anna Meyer.” KunstMuseum Basel. https://sammlungonline.kunstmuseumbasel.ch/eMP/eMuseumPlus?service=direct/1/ResultDetailView/result.inline.list.t1.collection_list.$TspTitleImageLink.link&sp=13&sp=Sartist&sp=SfilterDefinition&sp=0&sp=1&sp=1&sp=SdetailView&sp=142&sp=Sdetail&sp=0&sp=T&sp=0&sp=SdetailList&sp=225&sp=F&sp=Scollection&sp=l14607#litKlapptext.

Holbein d. J., Hans. “Portrait of a Noble Boy with a Marmoset.” KunstMuseum Basel. https://sammlungonline.kunstmuseumbasel.ch/eMP/eMuseumPlus?service=direct/1/ResultDetailView/result.inline.list.t1.collection_list.$TspTitleImageLink.link&sp=13&sp=Sartist&sp=SfilterDefinition&sp=0&sp=1&sp=1&sp=SdetailView&sp=142&sp=Sdetail&sp=0&sp=T&sp=0&sp=SdetailList&sp=275&sp=F&sp=Scollection&sp=l19344.

Holbein d. J., Hans. “Portrait of a Young Merchant.” Kunst Historisches Museum Wien. https://www.khm.at/en/objectdb/detail/968/.

Holbein le Jeune, Hans. “Portrait of Nicolas Kratzer.” Musée du Louvre. https://collections.louvre.fr/en/ark:/53355/cl010062619.

Holbein, Hans the Younger. “Double Portrait of Sir Thomas Godsalve and His Son John.” Web Gallery of Art. https://www.wga.hu/frames-e.html?/html/h/holbein/hans_y/1528/7godsal.html.

Holbein, Hans the Younger. “Portrait of Henry Howard, the Earl of Surrey.” Web Gallery of Art. https://www.wga.hu/frames-e.html?/html/h/holbein/hans_y/1543/10surrey.html.

Holbein the Younger, Hans. “Derich Born.” Royal Collection Trust. https://www.rct.uk/collection/search#/6/collection/405681/derich-born-150910-after-1549.

Holbein the Younger, Hans. “Darmstadt Madonna.” https://useum.org/artwork/Darmstadt-Madonna-Hans-Holbein-1526.

Holbein the Younger, Hans. “Elizabeth, Lady Audley.” Royal Collection Trust. https://www.rct.uk/collection/422292/elizabeth-lady-audley-1564.

Holbein the Younger, Hans. “Katherine, Duchess of Suffolk.” Royal Collection Trust. https://www.rct.uk/collection/search#/38/collection/912194/katherine-duchess-of-suffolk-1519-1580.

Holbein the Younger, Hans. “Lady Margaret (Bacon) Butts.” Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum. https://www.gardnermuseum.org/experience/collection/11867.

Holbein the Younger, Hans. “Margaret Roper (Margaret More).” The Met Museum. https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/436662.

Holbein the Younger, Hans. “Portrait of a Lady, Perhaps Katherine Howard.” Royal Collection Trust. https://www.rct.uk/collection/search#/7/collection/422293/portrait-of-a-lady-perhaps-katherine-howard-1520-1542.

Holbein the Younger, Hans. “Portrait of a Man in Royal Livery.” The Met Museum. https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/436660.

Holbein the Younger, Hans. “Simon George of Cornwall.” Städel Museum. https://sammlung.staedelmuseum.de/en/work/portrait-of-simon-george-of-cornwall.

Holbein the Younger, Hans. “Portrait of Henry VIII of England.” Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza. https://www.museothyssen.org/en/collection/artists/holbein-hans-joven/portrait-henry-viii-England.

Holbein the Younger, Hans. “Portrait of Robert Cheseman.” Mauritshuis. https://www.mauritshuis.nl/en/our-collection/artworks/276-portrait-of-robert-cheseman-1485-1547/.

Holbein the Younger, Hans. “Thomas, 2nd Baron Vaux.” Royal Collection Trust. https://www.rct.uk/collection/912245/thomas-2nd-baron-vaux-1509-1556.

Holbein the Younger, Hans. “Thomas Howard, Third Duke of Norfolk.” Royal Collection Trust. https://www.rct.uk/collection/404439/thomas-howard-third-duke-of-norfolk-1473-1554.

Holbein the Younger, Hans. “Unknown Woman.” National Portrait Gallery. https://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/portrait/mw01146/Unknown-woman-formerly-known-as-Catherine-Howard.

Holbein the Younger, Hans. “An Unidentified Woman.” Royal Collection Trust. https://www.rct.uk/collection/search#/55/collection/912254/an-unidentified-woman.

Holbein the Younger, Hans. “An Unidentified Woman 2.” Royal Collection Trust. https://www.rct.uk/collection/search#/45/collection/912190/an-unidentified-woman.

Workshop of Hans Holbein the Younger. “Portrait of a Young Woman.” The Met Museum. https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/436667.