On boundaries

This Saturday I ventured up to London to meet with friends and visit the ‘Holbein in England‘ exhibition currently staged at the Tate Britain. Holbein was Henry VIII’s court painter, so many of his works are of the Tudor family or court figures. The detail, especially in the fabrics, and as I was with archaeologists, we spent a lot of time looking at fabrics and objects, is incredible. You can almost feel the brocades and velvets. Highlights for me included the pictures of Erasmus and the preparatory sketch for the Moore family portrait. The exhibition is on until January, so if you are in London, go.