Nicolas Bourbon 1503 1550 By Hans Holbein 1535 Nicholas Bourbon Nicholas bourbon (ca. 1503–1549 50), a poet and humanist in the court of henry viii, was a friend and admirer of holbein’s, marveling at the lifelikeness of the artist’s portraits in his verses. in this work, which served as a preparatory study for a woodcut illustrating bourbon’s paidagogeion — a didactic poem influenced by the. Portrait by hans holbein the younger, 1535. nicholas bourbon (french pronunciation: [nikɔla buʁbɔ̃]; 1503 after 1550) was a french court preceptor and poet. he wrote a collection of poems called nugae [1] (latin for 'trifles'), which are known as the bagatelles in french.
Hans Holbein The Younger Portrait Sir Nicholas Poyntz 1535 Stock Nicholas bourbon (ca. 1503–1549 50), a poet and humanist in the court of henry viii, was a friend and admirer of holbein’s, marveling at the lifelikeness of the artist’s portraits in his verses. The french poet nicolas bourbon (1503–after 1550) met holbein when the former came to england in 1535 after being imprisoned in france for supporting religious reform. he was welcomed and helped in england by anne boleyn, a reformist and a patron of holbein. this is a preparatory drawing for a painting, now lost. The woodcut portrait of the french neo latin poet nicolas bourbon (1503 5 after 1550) designed by hans holbein the younger (ca. 1497 1543) is well known. (figure 1) first published in bourbon’s little collection of verses and letters, paedagogeion (1536), it was based on holbein’s ad vivum drawing of the poet, made during his brief exile in england in 1535. The french poet nicholas bourbon (c.1503–49 50) was drawn by holbein in the typical pose of a scholar, caught in the act of writing. bourbon came to england in 1535 and became part of a circle of foreigners at henry viii’s court which included holbein and the astronomer nicholas kratzer.
Hans Holbein The Younger After Nicholas Poyntz Sold At Christie S The woodcut portrait of the french neo latin poet nicolas bourbon (1503 5 after 1550) designed by hans holbein the younger (ca. 1497 1543) is well known. (figure 1) first published in bourbon’s little collection of verses and letters, paedagogeion (1536), it was based on holbein’s ad vivum drawing of the poet, made during his brief exile in england in 1535. The french poet nicholas bourbon (c.1503–49 50) was drawn by holbein in the typical pose of a scholar, caught in the act of writing. bourbon came to england in 1535 and became part of a circle of foreigners at henry viii’s court which included holbein and the astronomer nicholas kratzer. Nicolas bourbon the elder 1503 1550. biography poet. a portrait drawing by holbein is in the royal collection (he was in england c. 1535 36). after: hans. A portrait drawing of nicholas bourbon (c.1503 1549 50) on paper prepared with a pink ground. bourbon is shown bust length, in profile to the left, holding a pen in his right hand. the drawing is largely in black chalk, with the face and hair worked up in coloured chalks and black ink. an eighteenth century inscription (a copy of a mid sixteenth century original) at the top left of the sheet.
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