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Hans Holbein The Younger
Hans Holbein The Younger

Hans Holbein The Younger

German, 1497 - 1543
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Hans Holbein the Younger was a German painter and printmaker who worked in a Northern Renaissance style, and is considered one of the greatest portraitists of the 16th century. He also produced religious art, satire, and Reformation propaganda, and he made a significant contribution to the history of book design. He is called "the Younger" to distinguish him from his father Hans Holbein the Elder, an accomplished painter of the Late Gothic school.

Holbein was born in Augsburg, but he worked mainly in Basel as a young artist. At first, he painted murals and religious works, designed stained glass windows, and printed books. He also painted an occasional portrait, making his international mark with portraits of humanist Desiderius Erasmus of Rotterdam. When the Reformation reached Basel, Holbein worked for reformist clients while continuing to serve traditional religious patrons. His Late Gothic style was enriched by artistic trends in Italy, France, and the Netherlands, as well as by Renaissance humanism. The result was a combined aesthetic uniquely his own.

Holbein travelled to England in 1526 in search of work, with a recommendation from Erasmus. He was welcomed into the humanist circle of Thomas More, where he quickly built a high reputation. He returned to Basel for four years, then resumed his career in England in 1532 under the patronage of Anne Boleyn and Thomas Cromwell. By 1535, he was King's Painter to Henry VIII of England. In this role, he produced portraits and festive decorations, as well as designs for jewellery, plate, and other precious objects. His portraits of the royal family and nobles are a record of the court in the years when Henry was asserting his supremacy over the Church of England.

Holbein's art has sometimes been called realist, since he drew and painted with a rare precision. His portraits were renowned in their time for their likeness, and it is through his eyes that many famous figures of his day are pictured today, such as Erasmus and More. He was never content with outward appearance, however; he embedded layers of symbolism, allusion, and paradox in his art, to the lasting fascination of scholars. In the view of art historian Ellis Waterhouse, his portraiture "remains unsurpassed for sureness and economy of statement, penetration into character, and a combined richness and purity of style".

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The Pastor

The Pastor (c. 1526)

Hans Holbein The Younger (German, 1497 - 1543)
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The Old Woman

The Old Woman (c. 1526)

Hans Holbein The Younger (German, 1497 - 1543)
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The Old Man

The Old Man (c. 1526)

Hans Holbein The Younger (German, 1497 - 1543)
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Erasmus of Rotterdam

Erasmus of Rotterdam (ca. 1532)

Hans Holbein The Younger (German, 1497 - 1543)
Figurative
The Nobleman

The Nobleman (c. 1526)

Hans Holbein The Younger (German, 1497 - 1543)
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The Miser

The Miser (c. 1526)

Hans Holbein The Younger (German, 1497 - 1543)
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The Merchant

The Merchant (c. 1526)

Hans Holbein The Younger (German, 1497 - 1543)
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The Last Judgment

The Last Judgment (c. 1526)

Hans Holbein The Younger (German, 1497 - 1543)
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The Judge

The Judge (c. 1526)

Hans Holbein The Younger (German, 1497 - 1543)
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The Emperor

The Emperor (c. 1526)

Hans Holbein The Younger (German, 1497 - 1543)
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The Duchess

The Duchess (c. 1526)

Hans Holbein The Younger (German, 1497 - 1543)
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The Doctor

The Doctor (c. 1526)

Hans Holbein The Younger (German, 1497 - 1543)
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The Creation

The Creation (c. 1526)

Hans Holbein The Younger (German, 1497 - 1543)
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Adam and Eve

Adam and Eve (1517)

Hans Holbein The Younger (German, 1497 - 1543)
Religion
Portrait of an Englishman or Scotsman

Portrait of an Englishman or Scotsman (1540)

Hans Holbein The Younger (German, 1497 - 1543)
Figurative
Portrait of a man in a red beret

Portrait of a man in a red beret (early 1530s)

Hans Holbein The Younger (German, 1497 - 1543)
Figurative
Portrait of a boy with a marmoset

Portrait of a boy with a marmoset (1532-35)

Hans Holbein The Younger (German, 1497 - 1543)
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Bildnis eines Mannes mit schwarzem Barett

Bildnis eines Mannes mit schwarzem Barett (1538)

Hans Holbein The Younger (German, 1497 - 1543)
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Two Skulls In A Window Niche

Two Skulls In A Window Niche (1520)

Hans Holbein The Younger (German, 1497 - 1543)
Still Life
Deckelpokal Mit Allegorischer Frauengestalt

Deckelpokal Mit Allegorischer Frauengestalt (1535)

Hans Holbein The Younger (German, 1497 - 1543)
Still Life
Impresa of the Basel Book Printer Johann Froben

Impresa of the Basel Book Printer Johann Froben (1523)

Hans Holbein The Younger (German, 1497 - 1543)
Abstract
Genealogischer Baum

Genealogischer Baum (1519-20)

Hans Holbein The Younger (German, 1497 - 1543)
Abstract
Maria mit Kind zwischen Säulen

Maria mit Kind zwischen Säulen (1520)

Hans Holbein The Younger (German, 1497 - 1543)
Religion
Portrait of a Woman

Portrait of a Woman (between 1532 and 1534)

Hans Holbein The Younger (German, 1497 - 1543)
Figurative
Death of Virginia

Death of Virginia

Hans Holbein The Younger (German, 1497 - 1543)
Mythology
A Lady With A Squirrel And A Starling

A Lady With A Squirrel And A Starling (C.1526)

Hans Holbein The Younger (German, 1497 - 1543)
Figurative
Sir Brian Tuke

Sir Brian Tuke (c. 1527-1528 or c. 1532-1534)

Hans Holbein The Younger (German, 1497 - 1543)
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Portrait of Robert Cheseman

Portrait of Robert Cheseman (1533)

Hans Holbein The Younger (German, 1497 - 1543)
Figurative
Portrait of a Woman from Southern Germany

Portrait of a Woman from Southern Germany (c. 1520 - 1525)

Hans Holbein The Younger (German, 1497 - 1543)
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Portrait of a Nobleman with a Hawk

Portrait of a Nobleman with a Hawk (1542)

Hans Holbein The Younger (German, 1497 - 1543)
Figurative
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