Hans Holbein the Younger (1497-1543) was one of the greatest portraitists of the sixteenth century. His paintings of monarchs, noblemen, and merchants have left an incomparably vivid picture of an era.
Ulinka Rublack (introducer) is a professor of early modern history at the University of Cambridge and a fellow of St. John's College. Her books include
Reformation Europe,
Dressing Up: Renaissance Cultural Identity in Europe, and
The Astronomer and the Witch. She is the editor, with Maria Hayward, of
The First Book of Fashion.