Hans Holbein the Younger

Name

Hans Holbein the Younger

Life Dates

1497/8 - 1543

Country

Germany

Movement

Northern Renaissance

Hans Holbein the Younger Biography

Hans Holbein the Younger, son of the painter Hans Holbein the Elder, was both in education and career, a cosmopolitan. At the early age of 16, after training by his father, he went travelling with his brother Ambrosius. He is first mentioned in 1515 in Basel, where he entered the workshop of Hans Herbster.

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Hans Holbein the Younger 60 Most Important Paintings and Artworks

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  Portrait Of Jakob Meyer.
  

  1516. Oil on wood. Kunstmuseum Basel, Basel, Switzerland. Read Note.

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  Portrait Of Dorothea Kannengiesser.
  

  1516. Oil on wood. Kunstmuseum Basel, Basel, Switzerland. Read Note.

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  Adam And Eve.
  

  1517. Oil on paper mounted on wood. Kunstmuseum Basel, Basel, Switzerland. Read Note.

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  Portrait Of Bonifacius Amerbach.
  

  1519. Oil on wood. Kunstmuseum Basel, Basel, Switzerland. Read Note.

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  Portrait Of A Young Man.
  

  c.1520. Oil on wood. The National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, USA.

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  The Body Of The Dead Christ In The Tomb.
  

  1521. Oil on wood. Kunstmuseum Basel, Basel, Switzerland. Read Note.

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  Portrait Of Erasmus.
  

  1523. Oil on wood. Louvre, Paris, France. Read Note.

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  The Passion Of Christ.
  

  c.1524. Oil on wood, four panels. Kunstmuseum Basel, Basel, Switzerland. Read Note.

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  The Passion Of Christ. Detail.
  

  c.1524. Oil on wood, four panels. Kunstmuseum Basel, Basel, Switzerland. Read Note.

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  The Passion Of Christ. Detail.
  

  c.1524. Oil on wood, four panels. Kunstmuseum Basel, Basel, Switzerland. Read Note.

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  Noli Me Tangere.
  

  1524. Oil on wood. Royal Collection, Hampton Court, UK. Read Note.

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  Portrait Of Lais Corinthiaca.
  

  1526. Oil on wood. Kunstmuseum Basel, Basel, Switzerland. Read Note.

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  Meyer Madonna.
  

  1526. Oil on wood. Schlossmuseum, Darmstadt, Germany. Read Note.

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  Meyer Madonna. Detail.
  

  1526. Oil on wood. Schlossmuseum, Darmstadt, Germany.

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  Meyer Madonna. Detail.
  

  1526. Oil on wood. Schlossmuseum, Darmstadt, Germany.

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  Portrait Of Sir Thomas More.
  

  1527. Oil on wood. The Frick Collection, New York, USA. Read Note.

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  Portrait Of William Warham.
  

  1527. Oil on wood. Louvre, Paris, France. Read Note.

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  Portrait Of Sir Henry Guildford.
  

  1527. Oil on wood. Royal Collection, Windsor, UK. Read Note.

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  Portrait Of Lady Guildford.
  

  1527. Oil on wood. City Art Museum, St. Louis, USA.

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  Portrait Of Sir Brian Tuke.
  

  c.1527. Oil on wood. The National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, USA. Read Note.