Search Results: Hans Holbein the Younger

Hans Holbein the Younger (c. 1497-1543 CE) was a German Renaissance painter who is most famous for his portraits. A versatile artist and superb draughtsman, Holbein was accomplished in different mediums from woodcut engravings to murals...

A 16th century CE painting by Hans Holbein the Younger of Thomas Cromwell (l. c. 1485-1540 CE) who served as Chancellor to Henry VIII of England (r. 1509-1547 CE). (The Frick Collection, New York)

A scene showing an Abbot and Death from the Dance of Death series of woodprints by Hans Holbein the Younger (c. 1497-1543 CE). c. 1525 CE.

A c. 1539 CE painting by Hans Holbein the Younger of Anne of Cleves, fourth wife of Henry VIII of England (r. 1509-1547 CE). (Louvre Museum, Paris)

A sketch by Hans Holbein the Younger thought by some scholars (but not all) to be of Anne Boleyn (c. 1501-1536 CE), the second wife of Henry VIII of England (r. 1509-1547 CE). (Royal Collection)

A c. 1543 CE self-portrait by the German Renaissance painter Hans Holbein the Younger (c. 1497-1543 CE). (Uffizi Gallery, Florence)

A portrait of Henry VIII of England (r. 1509-1547 CE) by Hans Holbein the Younger, 1540 CE. (National Gallery of Ancient Art, Rome)

The Ambassadors by Hans Holbein the Younger, c. 1533 CE. The skull in the foreground is an example of anamorphosis - distorting an image so that it can only be seen clearly from one angle. (National Gallery, London)

A portrait by Hans Holbein the Younger of Sir Thomas Wyatt the Younger (d. 1554 CE) who infamously led a failed rebellion against Mary I of England (r. 1553-1558 CE) in 1554 CE. (The Weiss Gallery, London)

A c. 1537 CE painting by Hans Holbein the Younger of Jane Seymour, third wife of Henry VIII of England (r. 1509-1547 CE). (Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna)