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)

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

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)

A c. 1540 CE painting by Hans Holbein the Younger identified by some scholars as depicting Catherine Howard, fifth wife of Henry VIII of England (r. 1509-1547 CE). (Royal Collection)

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 painting by Hans Holbein the Elder of the Dutch humanist scholar Desiderius Erasmus (c. 1469-1536 CE). Painted 1500-1525 CE. (Louvre Museum, Paris)