When is a Holbein not a Holbein?
January 27 2011
When the museum label next to it says 'Netherlandish Painter, 1569'.
One of the joys of viewing the Old Master sales in New York over a weekend is being able to go to the Met early on Sunday morning - it opens at 9.30am, perfect for the jet-lagged. I was amused to see one of my favourite Holbein's demoted, and tried to tell the museum staff. They must get hundreds of people trying to tell them 'your label is wrong', so I don't blame them for not taking me seriously.
You can see a better photo of the portrait, properly catalogued, here.
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