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Holbein鈥檚 satirical depictions of authority figures, such as the King in the Dance Of Death (left), are a far cry from later work such as his iconic portrait of Henry VIII (right).

Holbein鈥檚 Dance Of Death - the 16th century Charlie Hebdo

02 Nov 2016

He is best remembered for the magnificent portraits he produced as the court painter of Henry VIII; but a new study of Hans Holbein鈥檚 famous 鈥楧ance...

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Mussorgsky (Ilia Repin), Akhmatova (Olga Della-Vos-Kardovskaia) and Dostoevsky (Vasily Perov)

Russian art in the limelight: paintings and portraits that tell remarkable stories

28 Apr 2016

An exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery features paintings of some of Russia鈥檚 legendary creative figures. Russia and the Arts , which draws...

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