Holbein, Hans, the younger (1497–1543)

Hans was regarded as the most important portrait painter in England during the Reformation. He began his career in Basel, where he worked mainly as a painter of altarpieces and designer of woodcuts. He visited England in 1526 to 1528 and through Erasmus, he met Sir Thomas More and his circle. Returning to Basel he received commissions from city authorities and produced designs for stained glass and goldsmiths' work. In 1532 he returned to England, where he worked almost exclusively as a portrait painter, mainly under the patronage of King Henry VIII and his courtiers. Netherlandish painter.

Holbein, Hans, the younger

Biography

Notable Works

Artworks

The Massacre of the Innocents with the Flight into Egypt, from "The Life of the Virgin"

Erasmus of Rotterdam

Lady Rich (Elizabeth Jenks, died 1558)

Portrait of a Man (Sir Ralph Sadler?)

Portrait of a Young Woman

Portrait of a Man, Said to Be Arnold Franz

Lady Lee (Margaret Wyatt, born about 1509)

Lady Guildford (Mary Wotton, 1499–1558)

Thomas Wriothesley (1505–1550), First Earl of Southampton

Margaret Roper (Margaret More, 1505–1544)

William Roper (1493/94–1578)

Portrait of a Man in Royal Livery

Derick Berck of Cologne

Hermann von Wedigh III (died 1560)

Benedikt von Hertenstein (born about 1495, died 1522)

Death and the Bishop, from "The Power of Death" (Allegory of Original Sin and Death)