Holbein

Hans Holbein the Younger (1497 – 1543) was a German painter and printmaker who worked in a Northern Renaissance style, and is considered one of the greatest portraitists of the 16th century. He also produced religious art, satire, and Reformation propaganda, and he 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.

    Holbein's art has sometimes been called realist, since he drew and painted with a rare precision. His portraits were renowned in their time for their likeness, and it is through his eyes that many famous figures of his day are pictured today, such as Erasmus and More. He was never content with outward appearance, however; he embedded layers of symbolism, allusion, and paradox in his art, to the lasting fascination of scholars. In the view of art historian Ellis Waterhouse, his portraiture "remains unsurpassed for sureness and economy of statement, penetration into character, and a combined richness and purity of style".

      Periods: Northern Renaissance, Renaissance, German Renaissance.

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        1. Holbein - Ambassadors - 120X120cm Hand Painted Canvas Art
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        2. Holbein - George Carew - 90X90cm Handmade Oil Painting Reproductions on Canvas
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        3. Holbein - Man - 90X90cm Hand-Painted Canvas Art
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        4. Holbein - Mrs Jane Small Mrs Pemberton - 90X90cm Hand-Painted Canvas Art
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        5. Holbein - Edward VI Duke Of Cornwall - 90X90cm Hand-Painted Canvas Art
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        6. Holbein - Young Woman With A White Coif - 90X90cm Hand Painted Reproduction Art
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        7. Holbein - Simon George Of Cornwall - 90X90cm Hand Painted Canvas Oil Painting
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        8. Holbein - Allegory Of Passion - 120X120cm Hand-Painted Canvas Art
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        9. Holbein - Gentleman - 90X90cm Hand Painted Oil Paintings Reproduction
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        10. Holbein - Mauritshuis - 90X90cm Hand Painted Canvas Art
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