Stunning portraits by the renowned Renaissance artist illuminate fascinating figures from the European merchant class, intellectual elite, and court of King Henry VIII. Nobles, ladies, scholars, and merchants were the subjects of Hans Holbein the Younger (1497/98–1543), an inventive German artist best known for his dazzling portraits. Holbein developed his ... more >
Amazon’s first brick-and-mortar store: One big ad for the Amazon app – Contrary to the piece in the Seattle Times I posted yesterday on the new Amazon Bookstore, Ars Technica’s coverage suggests that this isn’t just a bookstore, as Amazon apparently wants its customers to believe. There are a lot of photos ... more >