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Hans Holbein The Elder
Hans Holbein The Elder

Hans Holbein The Elder

German, 1460 – 1524
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Hans Holbein the Elder was a German painter.

Holbein was born in free imperial city of Augsburg (Germany), and died in Isenheim, Alsace (now France). He belonged to a celebrated family of painters; his father was Michael Holbein; his brother was Sigmund Holbein (died 1540). He had two sons, both artists and printmakers: Ambrosius Holbein (c. 1494 – c. 1519) and Hans Holbein the Younger (c. 1497 – 1543), who both had their first painting lessons from their father.

The date of Holbein's birth is unknown. His name appears in the Augsburg tax books in 1494, superseding that of his father. As early as 1493, Holbein had a following, and he worked that year at the abbey at Weingarten, creating the wings of an altarpiece representing Joachim's Offering, the Nativity of the Virgin Mary's Presentation in the Temple, and the Presentation of Christ. Today they hang in separate panels in the cathedral of Augsburg.

Holbein painted richly colored religious works. His later paintings show how he pioneered and led the transformation of German art from the (Late) International Gothic to the Renaissance style. In addition to the altar paintings that are his principal works, he also designed church windows and woodcuts. The surviving prints that can be attributed to him are few and a new one has recently been added to the group, an Annunciation to the Virgin in the collection of the Universitätbibliothek in Erlangen. He also made a number of portrait drawings that foreshadow the work of his famous son, Hans Holbein the Younger.

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Laïs Of Corinth

Laïs Of Corinth (1526)

Hans Holbein The Elder (German, 1460 – 1524)
Figurative
The Last Supper

The Last Supper (1501)

Hans Holbein The Elder (German, 1460 – 1524)
Religion
The Cleansing of the Temple

The Cleansing of the Temple (1501)

Hans Holbein The Elder (German, 1460 – 1524)
Religion
Christ Washing St Peter’s Feet

Christ Washing St Peter’s Feet (1501)

Hans Holbein The Elder (German, 1460 – 1524)
Religion
Predella of the High Altarpiece of the Dominican Church in Frankfurt

Predella of the High Altarpiece of the Dominican Church in Frankfurt (1501)

Hans Holbein The Elder (German, 1460 – 1524)
Religion
The Merchant Georg Gisze

The Merchant Georg Gisze (1532)

Hans Holbein The Elder (German, 1460 – 1524)
Figurative
Portrait of Philipp Adler

Portrait of Philipp Adler (1513)

Hans Holbein The Elder (German, 1460 – 1524)
Figurative
Portrait of a Member of the Weiss Family of Augsburg

Portrait of a Member of the Weiss Family of Augsburg (1522)

Hans Holbein The Elder (German, 1460 – 1524)
Figurative
The Death of the Virgin

The Death of the Virgin (1490)

Hans Holbein The Elder (German, 1460 – 1524)
Religion
The Death of the Virgin

The Death of the Virgin (1490)

Hans Holbein The Elder (German, 1460 – 1524)
Religion
Ecce Homo

Ecce Homo (1501)

Hans Holbein The Elder (German, 1460 – 1524)
Religion
Lineage of the Dominican Order

Lineage of the Dominican Order (1501)

Hans Holbein The Elder (German, 1460 – 1524)
Religion
Christ Crowned with Thorns

Christ Crowned with Thorns (1501)

Hans Holbein The Elder (German, 1460 – 1524)
Religion
Bearing of the Cross, (Entombment Destroyed)

Bearing of the Cross, (Entombment Destroyed) (1501)

Hans Holbein The Elder (German, 1460 – 1524)
Religion
Resurrection

Resurrection (1501)

Hans Holbein The Elder (German, 1460 – 1524)
Religion
Terminus, The Device of Erasmus

Terminus, The Device of Erasmus (C. 1532)

Hans Holbein The Elder (German, 1460 – 1524)
Mythology
Portrait Of The Artist’s Wife With The Two Oldest Children, Around 1528

Portrait Of The Artist’s Wife With The Two Oldest Children, Around 1528

Hans Holbein The Elder (German, 1460 – 1524)
Figurative
Jane Seymour

Jane Seymour (1536)

Hans Holbein The Elder (German, 1460 – 1524)
Figurative
Head Of A Female Saint

Head Of A Female Saint (Around 1515)

Hans Holbein The Elder (German, 1460 – 1524)
Religion
Head Of A Male Saint

Head Of A Male Saint (Around 1515)

Hans Holbein The Elder (German, 1460 – 1524)
Religion
Christ’s Arrest

Christ’s Arrest (1501)

Hans Holbein The Elder (German, 1460 – 1524)
Religion
Flagellation

Flagellation (1501)

Hans Holbein The Elder (German, 1460 – 1524)
Religion
The Entry into Jerusalem

The Entry into Jerusalem (1501)

Hans Holbein The Elder (German, 1460 – 1524)
Religion
The Agony in the Garden

The Agony in the Garden (1501)

Hans Holbein The Elder (German, 1460 – 1524)
Religion
Christ before Pontius Pilate

Christ before Pontius Pilate (1501)

Hans Holbein The Elder (German, 1460 – 1524)
Religion
Tree of Jesse

Tree of Jesse (1501)

Hans Holbein The Elder (German, 1460 – 1524)
Religion
Studienblatt mit sieben Händen

Studienblatt mit sieben Händen (1502)

Hans Holbein The Elder (German, 1460 – 1524)
Drawings
Studienblatt mit drei Händen

Studienblatt mit drei Händen (1502)

Hans Holbein The Elder (German, 1460 – 1524)
Drawings
Study of a Bearded Man (verso)

Study of a Bearded Man (verso) (c. 1508-1510)

Hans Holbein The Elder (German, 1460 – 1524)
Drawings
The head of a crossbowman taking aim

The head of a crossbowman taking aim (1514 – 1515)

Hans Holbein The Elder (German, 1460 – 1524)
Drawings
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