Hans Holbein the Younger
German, 1497–1543
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Bio
Considered one of the great portraitists of the 16th century, Hans Holbein came from a family of artists; his father, Hans Holbein the Elder, and his uncle Sigmund were renowned for their late Gothic painting. While living in Basel, Switzerland, …
Notable works
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Edward VI as a Child, ca. 1538Permanent collection
Laïs Corinthiaca, 1526
Jean de Dinteville and Georges de Selve ('The Ambassadors'), 1533
Portrait of a Young Woman with a White Coif, 1541
Sir Brian Tuke, ca. 1527/1528 or ca. 1532/1534Permanent collection
The Last JudgmentPermanent collection
Arms of DeathPermanent collection
NoblewomanPermanent collection
Mendicant FriarPermanent collection
EmperorPermanent collection
Career highlights
Solo show at a major institution
Kunstmuseum Basel
Group show at a major institution
Kunstmuseum Basel, and 1 more
Collected by a major institution
Tate, and 1 more
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Related categories
Northern Renaissance
Old Masters
Royalty and Aristocracy
Oil on Panel
Switzerland
Political Figures
Royal/Court Commission
London Artists
Christian Art and Architecture
Individual Portrait
Work on Paper
Hyperrealism
Woodcut and Linocut
Germany
Human Figure
United Kingdom and Ireland
Madonna and Child
Related to Literature
Painting
Deities and Holy Figures
Altarpiece
Design
Cultural Commentary
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- Hans Holbein the YoungerPortrait of a Young Woman with a White Coif, 1541
Hans Holbein the YoungerAnne Cresacre, ca. 1527
Hans Holbein the YoungerMary, Lady Guildford, 1527
Hans Holbein the YoungerQueen Anne Boleyn (c.1500-1536), ca. 1533-1536
Hans Holbein the YoungerSir Henry Guildford (1489-1532), 1527- Hans Holbein the YoungerJean de Dinteville and Georges de Selve ('The Ambassadors'), 1533
Hans Holbein the YoungerThe Dead Christ in the Tomb, 1521-1522
Hans Holbein the YoungerPortrait of the Holbein family: The Artist’s Wife and the Two Eldest Children, 1528
Hans Holbein the YoungerLais Corinthiaca, 1526
Hans Holbein the YoungerPortrait of Erasmus of Rotterdam Writing, 1523- Hans Holbein the YoungerLaïs Corinthiaca, 1526
Hans Holbein the YoungerErasmus of Rotterdam, ca. 1532
Hans Holbein the YoungerHermann von Wedigh III (died 1560), 1532- Hans Holbein the YoungerEdward VI as a Child, ca. 1538Permanent collection
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Hans Holbein the YoungerTantalus, 1535/1540Permanent collection
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