Kopieën naar Holbein's bijbelillustraties voor de Biblia Utriusque Testamenti

About this artwork

collector's mark: Lugt 240

Art Historical Context

This delicate set of anonymous copies, titled *Kopieën naar Holbein's bijbelillustraties voor de Biblia Utriusque Testamenti* (Copies after Holbein's Bible Illustrations for the Bible of Both Testaments), dates to 1552 and pays homage to the renowned woodcuts of Hans Holbein the Younger. Holbein, a master of the Northern Renaissance, created these iconic illustrations in the 1520s–1530s for printed Bibles, blending precise line work with dramatic shading to vividly depict Old and New Testament scenes. His designs, influenced by the Protestant Reformation, made sacred stories accessible to ever...