Hans Holbein the Elder was born in Augsburg, the son of an artist, where he spent most of his life. From Augsburg he travelled to the other cities of Germany, such as Ulm, Munich, Frankfurt-am-Mein, etc. to fulfill commissions, mostly for churches and monasteries.
c.1501. Tempera on wood. Kunstmuseum Basel, Basel, Switzerland. Read Note.
c.1501. Tempera on wood. Kunstmuseum Basel, Basel, Switzerland. Read Note.
c.1505. Mixed technique on spruce. Furstlich Furstenbergisches Schlossmuseum, Donaueschingen. Read Note.
1516-17. Tempera on wood. Kunstmuseum Basel, Basel, Switzerland.
c.1524. Oil on wood. Le Musée d'Unterlinden de Colmar, Colmar, France.
Oil on oak. Szepmuveszeti Museum, Budapest, Hungary. Read Note.
Hans Holbein der Ältere. by N. Lieb and A Strange. Berlin. 1960.
Painting of Europe. XIII-XX centuries. Encyclopedic Dictionary. Moscow. Iskusstvo. 1999.