Hans Holbein the Younger (1497 – 1543) was a German-born artist during the 16th century. He specialized in portraiture, wood engravings, and murals. It is believed that his first art instructor was his father, recognized artist, Hans Holbein the Elder. Holbein the Younger had a keen eye for detail, giving his portraits an accuracy which was nearly unrivaled during his lifetime. He was also the court painter for the infamous King Henry VIII and painted multiple portraits of him.
Paintings by Hans Holbein the Younger in Chronological Order:
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| Death of the Virgin, c.1501 | The Agony in the Garden, c.1505 | Folly at the Lectern, 1515 |
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| Marginal Illustration for Erasmus ‘In Praise of Folly’, 1515 | A School Teacher Explaining the Meaning of a Letter to Illiterate Workers, 1516 | Dorothea Kannengiesser, 1516 |
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| Mayor Jakob Meyer zum Hasen, 1516 | Portrait of 34 Year Old Woman, 1516 | Portrait of Doprothea Meyer, nee Kannengiesser, 1516 |
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| Portrait of Jakob Meyer zum Hasen, 1516 | Principles of a Schoolmaster, Teaching Scene for Children, 1516 | Signboard for a Schoolmaster, 1516 |
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| St. Barbara, 1516 | Title page in the form of a Renaissance Niche, 1516 | Adam and Eve, 1517 |
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| Portrait of Benedikt von Hertenstein, 1517 | Presumed Portrait of the Artist’s Wife, c.1517 | Leaena Before the Judges, c.1518 |
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| Portrait of Bonifacius Amerbach, 1519 | St. John the Baptist, c.1519 | Design for the Facade Decoration of the Dance House in Basel, 1520 |
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| Diptych with Christ and the Mater Dolorosa, c.1520 | The Body of the Dead Christ in the Tomb, 1521 | The Humiliation of the Emperor Valerian by the Persian King Sapor, 1521 |
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| Head of a Woman, 1522 | Oberried Altarpiece, left interior wing – The Adoration of the Magi, 1522 | Oberried Altarpiece, right interior wing – The Birth of Christ, 1522 |
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| The Solothurn Madonna, 1522 | Death and the Miser, from The Dance of Death, 1523 | Portrait of a Woman from Southern Germany, c.1523 |
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| Portrait of Desiderius Erasmus, 1523 | Portrait of Erasmus of Rotterdam, 1523 | Portrait of Erasmus of Rotterdam Writing, 1523 |
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| St. Ursula, c.1523 | Studies of the Hands of Erasmus of Rotterdam, c.1523 | Title Plate with St. Peter and St. Paul, 1523 |
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| Jeanne de Boulogne, Duchess of Berry, 1524 | Noli me Tangere, c.1524 | Portrait of a Woman, c.1524 |
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| The Noble Lady, c.1525 | The Passion, c.1525 | The Plowman, c.1525 |
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| The Rich Man The Queen, c.1525 | Anna Meyer, c.1526 | Christ as the True Light, c.1526 |
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| Lais Corinthiaca, 1526 | Lady with a Squirrel and a Starling, c.1527 | Musicians on a Balcony, c.1527 |
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| Portrait of Lady Mary Guildford, 1527 | Portrait of Mary Wotton, Lady Guildenford, 1527 | Portrait of Sir Brian Tuke, c.1527 |
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| Portrait of Sir Henry Guildford, 1527 | Portrait of Sir Thomas More, 1527 | Portrait of William Warham, Archbishop of Canberbury, 1527 |
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| Sir Henry Guildford, 1527 | Thomas More, c.1527 | Charity (The Family of the Artist), c.1528 |
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| Portrait of Jakob Meyer zum Hasen, Mayor of Basel, 1528 | Portrait of Nicholas Kratzer, 1528 | Thomas Godsalve of Norwich and his son, John, 1528 |
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| The Arrogance of Rehoboam, 1530 | Portrait of a Member of the Wedigh Family, 1532 | Portrait of a Member of the Wedigh Family, 1532 |
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| Portrait of an Englishwoman, 1532 | Sir Thomas Eliot, c.1532 | Apollo and the Muses on Parnassus, 1533 |
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| George Nevill, 3rd Baron Bergavenny, c.1533 | Lady Elyot, c.1533 | Portrait of a Member of the Wedigh Family, 1533 |
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| Portrait of Derich Born, 1533 | Portrait of Dirk Tybis, 1533 | Portrait of Robert Cheseman, 1533 |
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| Portrait of Sir Nicholas Carew, c.1533 | Portrait of Thomas Cromwell, c.1533 | The Ambassadors, 1533 |
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| The Triumph of Riches, c.1533 | Triumph of Wealth, c.1533 | Portrait of a Lady, thought to be Anne Boleyn, c.1534 |
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| Unknown Gentleman with Music Books and Lute, c.1534 | Design for a Pendant, c.1535 | Mrs. Pemberton, c.1535 |
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| Portrait of Charles de Solier , c.1535 | Portrait of Henry VIII, King of England, c.1535 | Portrait of Philipp Melanchthon, c.1535 |
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| Portrait of Sir Nicholas Poyntz, 1535 | Solomon and the Queen of Sheba, c.1535 | Derek Berck, 1536 |
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| Jane Seymour, 1536 | Jane Seymour’s Cup, c.1536 | Portrait of Simon George of Quocote, c.1536 |
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| Portrait of Sir Richard Southwell, 1536 | Queen Mary I Tudor, 1536 | Simon George of Quocote, 1536 |
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| Henry VIII, c.1537 | Henry VIII and Henry VII, cartoon for wall painting in Whitehall, 1537 | Portrait of Jane Seymour, 1537 |
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| Portrait of Jane Seymour, c.1537 | Portrait of Sir Richard Southwell, c.1537 | Christina of Denmark, c.1538 |
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| Death and the Abbott, c.1538 | Death and the Pedlar, c.1538 | Portrait of Edward VI as a Child, c.1538 |
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| Portrait of Anne of Cleves , 1539 | Portrait of Thomas Howard, 1539 | Portrait of a Man with a Letter and Gloves, c.1540 |
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| Portrait of Henry VIII, 1540 | Portrait of Jane Pemberton, c.1540 | Portrait of Margaret Wyatt, Lady Lee, 1540 |
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| De Vos Van Steenwijk, c.1541 | Edward, Prince of Wales, with Monkey, c.1541 | Henry VIII handing over a charter to Thomas Vicary, commemorating the joining of the Barbers and Surgeons Guilds, 1541 |
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| Portrait of an Unknown Lady, c.1541 | Portrait of Catarina Howard, c.1541 | Portrait of Charles Brandon, 1541 |
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| Unknown Young Man at his Office Desk, c.1541 | Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey, c.1542 | Portrait of Nobleman with a falcon, 1542 |
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| Self Portrait, 1542 | Duke Anton the Good of Lorraine, 1543 | Edward, Prince of Wales, 1543 |
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| Lady Butts, c.1543 | Portrait of Dr. John Chambers, c.1543 | Sir William Butts, c.1543 |
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| Death of the Virgin | Desiderius Erasmus | Design for a Table Fountain with the Badge of Anne Boleyn |
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| Design for Anthony Denny’s Clocksalt | Erasmus of Rotterdam | Head of a Female Saint |
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| Head of a Male Saint | Henry VII, Elisabeth of York, Henry VIII and Jane Seymour | Henry VIII and the Barber Surgeons |
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| Madonna of the Burgermeister Meyer | Model of the Dance House in Basel | Outgoing Ship |
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| Portrait of a Boy with Blond Hair | Portrait of a Boy with Chestnut Hair | Portrait of a Woman |
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| Portrait of a Young Man | Portrait of an Old Man | Portrait of Bishop John Fisher |
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| Portrait of Desiderius Erasmus | Portrait of Henry Brandon | Portrait of Henry VIII |
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| Printer’s Device of Johannes Froben | Sir Henry Wyatt | Study for the Family Portrait of Thomas More |
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| The Last Supper | The Spinner | Venus and Amor |