Hans Holbein the Younger

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Tuesday, Jan 15 2013 by

Hans Holbein the Younger (c. 1497 – between 7 October and 29 November 1543) was a German artist and printmaker who worked in a Northern Renaissance style. He is best known as one of the greatest portraitists of the 16th century. He also produced religious art, satire, and Reformation propaganda, and 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.

'The Ambassadors' by Hans Holbein the Younger (StreetView)
'The Ambassadors' by Hans Holbein the Younger

'Christina of Denmark, Duchess of Milan' by Hans Holbein the Younger (StreetView)
'Christina of Denmark, Duchess of Milan' by Hans Holbein the Younger
'The Merchant Georg Gisze' by Hans Holbein the Younger (StreetView)
'The Merchant Georg Gisze' by Hans Holbein the Younger

Thomas Cromwell by Hans Holbein (StreetView)
Thomas Cromwell by Hans Holbein

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