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| Keywords: Lais of Corinth, by Hans Holbein the Younger.jpg Artwork Creator Hans Holbein d J 80px thumb Venus and Amor This painting portrays the famous Lais of Corinth a courtesan of ancient Greece who charged a high price for her favours It has been suggested that Holbein is also referring to the Lais who was the lover of Apelles the great painter of antiquity Holbein was called Apelles in humanist circles The model the same used for Holbein's Darmstadt Madonna and for his Venus and Amor right has been identified as Magdalena Offenburg who may have been Holbein's mistress Holbein's Lais was painted a year or two after Venus and Amor and in effect acts as its companion piece though Holbein does not appear to have originally planned the second painting According to some commentators the portrayal of the sitter as a courtesan may contain a coded message by Holbein about his relationship with Magdalena Art historian Peter Claussen however dismisses this interpretation as pure nonsense Both paintings employ the same colours and depict the same costume and drapery Holbein adopts the style of Leonardo and the Lombard muralists whose work he may have studied during a visit to Italy He uses Leonardo's sfumato smoky technique to blend the skin tones as well as the device of the parapet to set the subject back from the viewer References Buck pp 44 “43; Derek Wilson Hans Holbein Portrait of an Unknown Man London Pimlico 2006 ISBN 1844139182 pp 112 “13; Peter Claussen Holbein's Career between City and Court in Müller Kemperdick Ainsworth et al Hans Holbein The Basel Years 1515 “1532 Munich Prestel 2006 ISBN 9783791360522 p 47 <br/> 1526 tempera Lime wood cm 34 6 26 8 Institution Kunstmuseum Basel Stephanie Buck Hans Holbein Cologne Könemann 1999 ISBN 3829025831 Uploaded by qp10qp 80px 2 024 × 2 677 pixels file size 387 KB Inscription LAIS CORINTHIACA 1526 PD-old-100 Lais of Corinth Holbein | ||||
