Hans holbein the younger The astronomer Nikolaus Kratzer (mk45) Painting ID:: 25875 new2/Hans holbein the younger-473555.jpg
The astronomer Nikolaus Kratzer (mk45) 1528
Oil on panel.
83x67cm
Paris,Musee du Louvre
Hans holbein the younger Desiderius Erasmus of Rotterdam (mk45) Painting ID:: 25968 new2/Hans holbein the younger-329359.jpg
Desiderius Erasmus of Rotterdam (mk45) 1523
Oil on panel
76x51cm
Hans holbein the younger Self-Portrait Painting ID:: 26733 new2/Hans holbein the younger-294885.jpg
Self-Portrait mk52
c.1540-3
Coloured chalks on paper
32x26cm
Uffizi,Florence
Hans holbein the younger Portrait of an Old Man Painting ID:: 28731 new3/Hans holbein the younger-677678.jpg
Portrait of an Old Man mk61
Oil on panel
62x47cm
Hans holbein the younger Portrait of Sir Richard Southwell Painting ID:: 29933 new3/Hans holbein the younger-245786.jpg
Portrait of Sir Richard Southwell mk67
Oil on panel
18 11/16x15in
Uffizi,Gallery
Hans holbein the younger Self-Portrait Painting ID:: 30050 new3/Hans holbein the younger-743676.jpg
Self-Portrait mk67
Colored drawing on panel
12 9/16x10 1/4in
Hans holbein the younger Thomas Cromwell Painting ID:: 31737 new4/Hans holbein the younger-439878.jpg
Thomas Cromwell mk76
Painted c.1532-33
Oil on panel
30 7/8x25 3/8in
Hans holbein the younger Details of Thomas Cromwell Painting ID:: 31738 new4/Hans holbein the younger-997592.jpg
Details of Thomas Cromwell mk76
Painted c.1532-33
Oil on panel
30 7/8x25 3/8in
Hans holbein the younger Sir thomas more Painting ID:: 31739 new4/Hans holbein the younger-676378.jpg
Sir thomas more mk76
Dated 1527
Oil on panel
29 1/2x23 3/4in
Hans holbein the younger Details of Sir thomas more Painting ID:: 31740 new4/Hans holbein the younger-668948.jpg
Details of Sir thomas more mk76
Dated 1527
Oil on panel
29 1/2x23 3/4in
Hans holbein the younger The Ambassadors Painting ID:: 33522 new9/Hans holbein the younger-994844.jpg
The Ambassadors mk86
1533
Tempera on wood
207x209.5cm
London,National Gallery
Hans holbein the younger Madonna of Mercy and the Family of Jakob Meyer zum Hasen Painting ID:: 33523 new9/Hans holbein the younger-537253.jpg
Madonna of Mercy and the Family of Jakob Meyer zum Hasen mk86
c.1528/29
Gum tempera on wood
144x101cm
Hans holbein the younger Portrait of the Merchant Georg Gisze Painting ID:: 33524 new9/Hans holbein the younger-932225.jpg
Portrait of the Merchant Georg Gisze mk86
1532
Oil on wood
96x86cm
Berlin,Gemal Degalerie,Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Hans holbein the younger Cardinal Albrecht of Branden-burg before the Crucifiel Christ Painting ID:: 33525 new9/Hans holbein the younger-522955.jpg
Cardinal Albrecht of Branden-burg before the Crucifiel Christ mk86
c.1520-1530
Hans holbein the younger Thomas Cromwell Painting ID:: 38208 new11/Hans holbein the younger-299472.jpg
Thomas Cromwell mk29
Oil on oak apanel
78.4x64.4cm
Hans holbein the younger Sir Thomas More Painting ID:: 38211 new11/Hans holbein the younger-232956.jpg
Sir Thomas More mk29
1528
Oil on oak panel
74.9x60.3cm
Hans holbein the younger Portrait of Fane Seymour,Queen of England Painting ID:: 39707 new12/Hans holbein the younger-865547.jpg
Portrait of Fane Seymour,Queen of England mk150
1536
Oak
65.4x50.7cm
Hans holbein the younger Portrait of a young mercant Painting ID:: 39708 new12/Hans holbein the younger-232777.jpg
Portrait of a young mercant mk150
1541
46.5x34.8cm
Hans holbein the younger Dr Fohn Chambers Painting ID:: 39709 new12/Hans holbein the younger-859676.jpg
Dr Fohn Chambers mk150
1543
Oak
57.8x39.7cm
Hans holbein the younger Portrait of Erasmus of Rotterdam writing Painting ID:: 40327 new12/Hans holbein the younger-585423.jpg
Portrait of Erasmus of Rotterdam writing mk156
c.1523
Oil on wood
36.8x30.5cm
Hans holbein the younger The Ambassadors Painting ID:: 40354 new12/Hans holbein the younger-582748.jpg
The Ambassadors mk156
1533
Oil on oak
207x209.5cm
Hans holbein the younger Portrait of Henry Viii Painting ID:: 40360 new12/Hans holbein the younger-677687.jpg
Portrait of Henry Viii mk156
c.1539
Tempera on panel
89x75cm
Hans holbein the younger Portrait of Anne of Clevers,Queen of England Painting ID:: 40361 new12/Hans holbein the younger-745553.jpg
Portrait of Anne of Clevers,Queen of England mk156
1539
Tempera on paper mounted on canvas
65x48cm
Hans holbein the younger Christina of Denmark,Duchess of Milan Painting ID:: 42960 new16/Hans holbein the younger-374948.jpg
Christina of Denmark,Duchess of Milan mk170
1538
Oil on oak
179.1x82.6cm
Hans holbein the younger Portrait of a Lady with a Squirrel and a Starling Painting ID:: 42961 new16/Hans holbein the younger-474776.jpg
Portrait of a Lady with a Squirrel and a Starling mk170
1526-1528
Oil on oak
56x38.8cm
Hans holbein the younger Portrait of Jean de Dinteville and Georges de Selve Painting ID:: 42962 new16/Hans holbein the younger-378478.jpg
Portrait of Jean de Dinteville and Georges de Selve mk170
date1553
Oil on oak
207x209.5cm
Hans holbein the younger the ambassadors Painting ID:: 56014 new20/Hans holbein the younger-367588.jpg
the ambassadors mk247
1533,oil on oak panel,81.5x82.5 in ,207x209.5 cm,national gallery,london,uk
Hans holbein the younger portrait of henry vlll Painting ID:: 56016 new20/Hans holbein the younger-287867.jpg
portrait of henry vlll mk247
c.1536 ,oil on wood,11x7.75 in,28x19 cm,thyssen bornemisza collection,madrid,spain
Hans holbein the younger Portrait of Erasmus of Rotterdam Painting ID:: 59393 new21/Hans holbein the younger-367837.jpg
Portrait of Erasmus of Rotterdam Portrait of Erasmus of Rotterdam, 1523. Oil and tempera on wood, National Gallery, London, on loan from Longford Castle.
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.