Edward as a Child, painted by Hans Holbein c.1538 reviewed by Honor Z.

This image is from the online lesson. It is titled "Edward VI as a child" painted by Hans Holbein, c. 1538. It is oil on a wood panel. This painting beautifully displays the young prince in vibrant red and gold clothes. Such colorful detail is an aspect of Northern renaissance painting. Another popular aspect is the attention to detail. Upon looking at the delicate features, you will notice the flatness about them. This is typical of both Holbein and Northern Renaissance portraiture. I find there to be a scary quality to how realistic Holbein painted Edward. How is small child hands look soft ad fleshy, as if one could simply shake hands with the boy. Another aspect I appreciate is the likeness displayed between Edward and his Father, Henry Tudor VIII. If you compared the two portraits you would find the shape of the their head to be almost identical, also the chubbiness of there cheecks and the smoothness of their noble faces. The last quality that fascinates me is the painted fabric. A quality I believe to have been lost over the years, the realistic fabric, with folds and textures adds amazing real life quality to all Renaissance paintings.