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Hans holbein the younger
The astronomer Nikolaus Kratzer (mk45)
1528
Oil on panel.
83x67cm
Paris,Musee du Louvre
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Hans holbein the younger
Erasmus of Rotterdam (mk45)
c.1523
Oil on panel
42x32cm
Paris,Museee du Louvre
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Hans holbein the younger
Desiderius Erasmus of Rotterdam (mk45)
1523
Oil on panel
76x51cm
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Hans holbein the younger
Self-Portrait
mk52
c.1540-3
Coloured chalks on paper
32x26cm
Uffizi,Florence
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Hans holbein the younger
Portrait of an Old Man
mk61
Oil on panel
62x47cm
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Hans holbein the younger
Portrait of Sir Richard Southwell
mk67
Oil on panel
18 11/16x15in
Uffizi,Gallery
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Hans holbein the younger
Self-Portrait
mk67
Colored drawing on panel
12 9/16x10 1/4in
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Hans holbein the younger
Thomas Cromwell
mk76
Painted c.1532-33
Oil on panel
30 7/8x25 3/8in
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Hans holbein the younger
Details of Thomas Cromwell
mk76
Painted c.1532-33
Oil on panel
30 7/8x25 3/8in
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Hans holbein the younger
Sir thomas more
mk76
Dated 1527
Oil on panel
29 1/2x23 3/4in
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Hans holbein the younger
Details of Sir thomas more
mk76
Dated 1527
Oil on panel
29 1/2x23 3/4in
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Hans holbein the younger
The Ambassadors
mk86
1533
Tempera on wood
207x209.5cm
London,National Gallery
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Hans holbein the younger
Madonna of Mercy and the Family of Jakob Meyer zum Hasen
mk86
c.1528/29
Gum tempera on wood
144x101cm
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Hans holbein the younger
Portrait of the Merchant Georg Gisze
mk86
1532
Oil on wood
96x86cm
Berlin,Gemal Degalerie,Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
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Hans holbein the younger
Cardinal Albrecht of Branden-burg before the Crucifiel Christ
mk86
c.1520-1530
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Hans holbein the younger
Thomas Cromwell
mk29
Oil on oak apanel
78.4x64.4cm
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Hans holbein the younger
Sir Thomas More
mk29
1528
Oil on oak panel
74.9x60.3cm
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Hans holbein the younger
Portrait of Fane Seymour,Queen of England
mk150
1536
Oak
65.4x50.7cm
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Hans holbein the younger
Portrait of a young mercant
mk150
1541
46.5x34.8cm
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Hans holbein the younger
Dr Fohn Chambers
mk150
1543
Oak
57.8x39.7cm
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b. 1497, Augsburg, d. 1543, London
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.[2] He also produced religious art, satire and Reformation propaganda, and 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. Born in Augsburg, Holbein worked mainly in Basel as a young artist. At first he painted murals and religious works and designed for stained glass windows and printed books. He also painted the occasional portrait, making his international mark with portraits of the 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. After returning to Basel for four years, he resumed his career in England in 1532. This time he worked for the twin founts of patronage, Anne Boleyn and Thomas Cromwell. By 1535, he was King's Painter to King Henry VIII. In this role, he produced not only portraits and festive decorations but designs for jewellery, plate, and other precious objects. His portraits of the royal family and nobles are a vivid record of a brilliant court in the momentous years when Henry was asserting his supremacy over the English church. Holbein's art was prized from early in his career. The French poet and reformer Nicholas Bourbon dubbed him "the Apelles of our time".[3] Holbein has also been described as a great "one-off" of art history, since he founded no school.[4] After his death, some of his work was lost, but much was collected, and by the 19th century, Holbein was recognised among the great portrait masters. Recent exhibitions have also highlighted his versatility.
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