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Hans Holbein the Younger
16th-century German artist and printmaker (c. 1497–1543)
Not to be confused with Hans Holbein the Elder.
Hans Holbein the Younger (HOL-byne,[2]HOHL-byne, HAWL-;[3][4][5]German: Hans Holbein der Jüngere; c. 1497[6] – between 7 October and 29 November 1543) was a German-Swiss painter and printmaker who worked in a Northern Renaissance style, and is considered one of the greatest portraitists of the 16th century.[7] 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 worked mainly in Basel as a young artist. At first, he painted murals and religious works, and designed stained glass windows and illustrations for books from the printer Johann Froben. He also painted an occasional portrait, making his international mark with
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Hans Holbein the Younger: The 16th-Century painter who created ‘a Tinder for Tudors’
Features correspondent
Hans Holbein the Younger acted as a matchmaker to Henry VIII, tasked with painting the portraits of potential wives across Europe in a bid to safeguard the future of the throne. As two new exhibitions open, Deborah Nicholls-Lee looks at how he was the pre-eminent image-maker of the 16th Century.
Whisperings in corridors, prisoners in towers, courtiers and clergy sent to the block – Hans Holbein the Younger (1497-1543), court artist during Henry VIII's reign, must have seen it all.
The German-Swiss artist was the image-maker of his time, garnering acclaim for his lifelike portraits of Basel's elite, including the Dutch philosopher and theologian Desiderius Erasmus – who he painted exactly 500 years ago − before travelling to England to work in Tudor society's uppermost echelons, influencing the course of history by painting the profile pictures of eligible women the King might like to marry, such as Christina of Denmark, a
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Hans Holbein Biography | LCIS | SIU
Hans Holbein the Elder
(1465?-1524). Born in Augsburg, Bavaria, the elder Holbein, like his brother Sigmund, painted richly colored religious works in the late Gothic style. In addition to the altar paintings that are his principal works, he designed church windows and also made a number of portrait drawings that foreshadow the work of his famous son. His later paintings show the transition from the late Gothic to the Renaissance style. He died in Isenheim, Alsace.
Hans Holbein the Younger
(1497-1543). Born in Augsburg, Bavaria, Hans received his first lessons in art from his father. In 1515 the younger Holbein went to Basel, Switzerland, with his brother, Ambrosius. Among the many scholars living in Basel at that time was the famous Dutch humanist Erasmus, who befriended the young artist and asked him to illustrate his satire, Encomium Moriae (The Praise of Folly). Holbein also illustrated other books, including Martin Luther's German translation of the Bible. In addition he painted pictures and portraits and, like his father, designed stai
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