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Hans Holbein the Younger (UK: / ˈ h ɒ l b aɪ n / HOL-byne, [2] US: / ˈ h oʊ l b aɪ n, ˈ h ɔː l-/ 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 ...
Hans Holbein the Younger was a German painter, draftsman, and designer, renowned for the precise rendering of his drawings and the compelling realism of his portraits, particularly those recording the court of King Henry VIII of England.
Although he was a skillful and inventive draftsman, printmaker, miniaturist and jewelry designer, Hans Holbein the Younger is best known as a painter, in particular as a portraitist. An assured, meticulous technician, Holbein's insights into the character of his.
Summary of Hans Holbein the Younger. One of the greatest portraitists of the sixteenth century, Holbein painted the English ruling elite, producing images that came to define their public personas, both in their own time and in later centuries.
Hans Holbein the Younger (c. 1497-1543 CE) was a German Renaissance painter who is most famous for his portraits. A versatile artist and superb draughtsman, Holbein was accomplished in different mediums from woodcut engravings to murals.
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...
This list of paintings by Hans Holbein the Younger contains a selection of the artist's best-known paintings, as well as a few copies and derivatives of his art, some of which relate to lost works. [1] Hans Holbein the Younger (c. 1497–1543) was a German artist and printmaker who worked in a Northern Renaissance style.
Hans Holbein the Younger (German: Hans Holbein der Jüngere) (c. 1497 – between 7 October and 29 November 1543) was a German artist and printmaker who worked in a Northern Renaissance style. He is best known as one of the greatest portraitists of the 16th century.
Holbein was one of the most accomplished portraitists of the 16th century. He spent two periods of his life in England (1526-8 and 1532-43), portraying the nobility of the Tudor court. Holbein's famous portrait of Henry VIII (London, National Portrait Gallery) dates from the second of these periods.
Hans Holbein the Younger was one of the most celebrated portraitists of the sixteenth century. At an early age he won commissions to paint portraits of prominent merchants in Basel, and in later years he attracted powerful patrons in England, including Sir Thomas More.