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Hans Holbein the Younger (born 1497/98, Augsburg, Bishopric of Augsburg [Germany]—died 1543, London, England) 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.
Hans Holbein the Younger (UK: / ˈ h ɒ l b aɪ n / HOL-byne, US: / ˈ h oʊ l b aɪ n, ˈ h ɔː l-/ HOHL-byne, HAWL-; German: Hans Holbein der Jüngere; c. 1497 – 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.
Oct 21, 2021 · German artist Hans Holbein the Younger created his most famous portraits while working as a court painter for Henry VIII in 16th-century England. Holbein took great pains to decorate his subjects ...
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Apr 17, 2018 · The Dance of Death by the German artist Hans Holbein (1497–1543) is a great, grim triumph of Renaissance woodblock printing. In a series of action-packed scenes Death intrudes on the everyday lives of thirty-four people from various levels of society — from pope to physician to ploughman. Death gives each a special treatment: skewering a ...
Holbein died of the plague in London sometime between 7 October, the date of his Testament and Will, and 29 November 1543. 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 ...
Hans Holbein the Elder's Basilica of St. Paul, with portraits of the artist and his sons 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.
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One of the most famous portraits of the Renaissance is without question Hans Holbein the Younger’s The Ambassadors from 1533. Even today, it is a favored portrait to parody, mimic, or cite in art, TV, film, and social media, and it remains an important source for contemporary artists. Hans Holbein the Younger, The Ambassadors, 1533, oil on ...
