The provenance of Sir Thomas More—Hans Holbein the Younger’s dazzling likeness of the famed humanist scholar who defied Henry VIII and ultimately lost his head—begins with a 104-year gap. What happened to this panel between 1527, the year of its creation, and 1631, when it was recorded in the collection of an Italian cardinal? – This is the next installment in the Frick’s series that deploys digital tools to visualize the trajectory of a work of art through time and space.
To read this blog by Christopher Snow Hopkins, Assistant Editor, visit: frick.org/blogs/curatorial/mapping_provenance_holbeins_sir_thomas_more.