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Hans Holbein the Younger (1497 or 1498 - 29.11.1543) virtually celebrated the beauty of the world and the fascination of knowledge. At the same time, Holbein, the court painter of King Henry VIII at the time, recalled the transience of the earthly.
Nuremberg was his home town and the equally determined and highly talented painter already had a wider view beyond his own nose at the beginning of the 16th century: after his father Hans Holbein the Elder had given him the tools of the trade, Hans Holbein the Younger first went to Basel. There he acquired civil rights and freedoms and soon became a protagonist of the Swiss art scene. Holbein took lessons in writing and Latin - but mainly he painted everything there was to paint. His repertoire consisted of portraits, wall decorations and religious paintings, book illustrations and designs for jewellery and stained glass windows. However, he busily robbed himself of many commission options - and in Basel the world became too small for him.
Holbein portrayed Erasmus of Rotterdam several times, and Erasmus belonged to Holbein's closer circle of friends. Armed with a letter of reference from the humanist addressed to Lord Chancellor Thomas More, Holbein travelled via Antwerp to London in 1526. Thomas More received Holbein in a friendly manner and commissioned him to paint a large-format family portrait. Erasmus of Rotterdam was assured by More that he would do his utmost to promote the young painter in England. Thus Holbein the Younger soon painted opulent decorative pictures for the opulent festive architecture of Henry VIII, thus demonstrating his great mastery time and again. Henry Tudor was enthusiastic. It is said that he discovered that seven peasants could easily be made into seven counts, but none of the counts into a single Holbein - and Holbein painted portrait after portrait of the members of the royal court. Emotionally, Holbein was still connected with Basel at this time. But in 1539, after a stay in Basel, he broke all bridges, went back to the court of Heinrich and was appointed court painter by return of post.
Whether Catherine of Aragon, Jane Seymour, Anna of Cleves or Catherine Howard: Hans Holbein the Younger portrayed the squad of the king's wives and of course Heinrich as well. Nevertheless, the monumental painting "The Envoys" was to become the master's most important work. The friendship painting portrays the French diplomats Georges de Selve and Jean de Dinteville, both of them fine spirits with a penchant for the liberal arts. One component of the painting is a cleverly concealed skull, which is synonymous with the ambiguity in Holbein's work: on the one hand, his art celebrates the grandiose beauty of the world, and on the other hand it reminds us of the transience of the things around us. Thus the realistic effect changes towards a surface of almost cryptic allusions. This is one aspect that continues to make Holbein's work so interesting today. In 1543, the year of his death, Hans Holbein painted the portrait of the clergyman and royal personal physician John Chambers. This painting reflects determination and spirituality in a particularly subtle way. Hans Holbein the Younger died in London on 29 November 1543.
Hans Holbein the Younger (1497 or 1498 - 29.11.1543) virtually celebrated the beauty of the world and the fascination of knowledge. At the same time, Holbein, the court painter of King Henry VIII at the time, recalled the transience of the earthly.
Nuremberg was his home town and the equally determined and highly talented painter already had a wider view beyond his own nose at the beginning of the 16th century: after his father Hans Holbein the Elder had given him the tools of the trade, Hans Holbein the Younger first went to Basel. There he acquired civil rights and freedoms and soon became a protagonist of the Swiss art scene. Holbein took lessons in writing and Latin - but mainly he painted everything there was to paint. His repertoire consisted of portraits, wall decorations and religious paintings, book illustrations and designs for jewellery and stained glass windows. However, he busily robbed himself of many commission options - and in Basel the world became too small for him.
Holbein portrayed Erasmus of Rotterdam several times, and Erasmus belonged to Holbein's closer circle of friends. Armed with a letter of reference from the humanist addressed to Lord Chancellor Thomas More, Holbein travelled via Antwerp to London in 1526. Thomas More received Holbein in a friendly manner and commissioned him to paint a large-format family portrait. Erasmus of Rotterdam was assured by More that he would do his utmost to promote the young painter in England. Thus Holbein the Younger soon painted opulent decorative pictures for the opulent festive architecture of Henry VIII, thus demonstrating his great mastery time and again. Henry Tudor was enthusiastic. It is said that he discovered that seven peasants could easily be made into seven counts, but none of the counts into a single Holbein - and Holbein painted portrait after portrait of the members of the royal court. Emotionally, Holbein was still connected with Basel at this time. But in 1539, after a stay in Basel, he broke all bridges, went back to the court of Heinrich and was appointed court painter by return of post.
Whether Catherine of Aragon, Jane Seymour, Anna of Cleves or Catherine Howard: Hans Holbein the Younger portrayed the squad of the king's wives and of course Heinrich as well. Nevertheless, the monumental painting "The Envoys" was to become the master's most important work. The friendship painting portrays the French diplomats Georges de Selve and Jean de Dinteville, both of them fine spirits with a penchant for the liberal arts. One component of the painting is a cleverly concealed skull, which is synonymous with the ambiguity in Holbein's work: on the one hand, his art celebrates the grandiose beauty of the world, and on the other hand it reminds us of the transience of the things around us. Thus the realistic effect changes towards a surface of almost cryptic allusions. This is one aspect that continues to make Holbein's work so interesting today. In 1543, the year of his death, Hans Holbein painted the portrait of the clergyman and royal personal physician John Chambers. This painting reflects determination and spirituality in a particularly subtle way. Hans Holbein the Younger died in London on 29 November 1543.
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.jpg "Portrait of a Young Woman Catherine Howard by Hans Holbein der Jüngere")
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.jpg "Portrait of the Artist’s Wife with the Two Elder Children, 1528-29 by Hans Holbein der Jüngere")
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.jpg "Portrait of a Nobleman with a Hawk, 1542 by Hans Holbein der Jüngere")
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.jpg "Portrait of King Henry VIII of England, c.1540 by Hans Holbein der Jüngere")
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.jpg "Portrait of Robert Cheseman by Hans Holbein der Jüngere")
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.jpg "Thomas More, English statesman, scholar and saint, c. 1527 by Hans Holbein der Jüngere")
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.jpg "Cowards die many times before their deaths: The valiant never taste of death but once (Julius Caesar) by Hans Holbein der Jüngere")
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.jpg "King Henry VIII by Hans Holbein der Jüngere")
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.jpg "Catherine of Aragon by Hans Holbein der Jüngere")
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_founder_of_the_Magdalen_Colle_-_(MeisterDrucke-911837).jpg "Edward Stafford 3rd Duke of Buckingham (1478-1521) Founder of the Magdalen College at Cambridge Decapitated for Treason in 1521 by Hans Holbein der Jüngere")
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.jpg "The Ambassadors, 1533 by Hans Holbein der Jüngere")
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.jpg "The Body of the Dead Christ (detail) by Hans Holbein der Jüngere")
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.jpg "The Ambassadors, 1533, 1909 by Hans Holbein der Jüngere")
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.jpg "Martin Luther by Hans Holbein der Jüngere")
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.jpg "Portrait of Erasmus of Rotterdam Writing by Hans Holbein der Jüngere")
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.jpg "Anti-Catholic Caricature Denouncing the Corruption of the Pope by Hans Holbein der Jüngere")
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.jpg "Cardinal Wolsey by Hans Holbein der Jüngere")
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.jpg "Adam and Eve by Hans Holbein der Jüngere")
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_Chancellor_of_England_-_(MeisterDrucke-75349).jpg "The Family of Thomas More by Hans Holbein der Jüngere")
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.jpg "Portrait of Simon George of Cornwall by Hans Holbein der Jüngere")
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.jpg "Anne Boleyn by Hans Holbein der Jüngere")
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.jpg "Portrait of Martin Luther by Hans Holbein der Jüngere")
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_engraved_by_Francesco_Bartolozzi_(172_-_(MeisterDrucke-281634).jpg "Richard Rich, First Baron Rich engraved by Francesco Bartolozzi by Hans Holbein der Jüngere")
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.jpg "The Merchant Georg Gisze by Hans Holbein der Jüngere")
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.jpg "The Last Supper by Hans Holbein der Jüngere")
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.jpg "Christina of Denmark, Duchess of Milan, 1538 by Hans Holbein der Jüngere")
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.jpg "Jane Seymour, Queen of England by Hans Holbein der Jüngere")
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.jpg "Portrait of Jane Seymour (by Holbein) by Hans Holbein der Jüngere")
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.jpg "Old woman witch or fairy spinning, 1547 by Hans Holbein der Jüngere")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-143525).jpg "Mary FitzRoy, Duchess of Richmond and Somerset by Hans Holbein der Jüngere")
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.jpg "Vanitas by Hans Holbein der Jüngere")
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.jpg "Portrait of Desiderius Erasmus by Hans Holbein der Jüngere")
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.jpg "Portrait of Erasmus of Rotterdam by Hans Holbein der Jüngere")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-127064).jpg "Portrait of a Man, traditionally identified as Sir Thomas More (1478-1535) by Hans Holbein der Jüngere")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-376866).jpg "Laïs of Corinth, 1526 by Hans Holbein der Jüngere")
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.jpg "Portrait of a Hanseatic Merchant by Hans Holbein der Jüngere")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-120605).jpg "Anne of Cleves by Hans Holbein der Jüngere")
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.jpg "Death and the Physician by Hans Holbein der Jüngere")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-218316).jpg "A Young English Woman, 16th Century by Hans Holbein der Jüngere")
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_Second_Wife_of_Henry_VIII_of_England_(see_also_68049)_-_(MeisterDrucke-40257).jpg "Anne Boleyn (c.1507-36) Second Wife of Henry VIII of England by Hans Holbein der Jüngere")
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.jpg "Henry VII by Hans Holbein der Jüngere")
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.jpg "Portrait of Erasmus of Rotterdam by Hans Holbein der Jüngere")
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.jpg "Anne of Cleves 1515-1557, ca 1539 by Hans Holbein der Jüngere")
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.jpg "Portrait of Erasmus of Rotterdam in the Study by Hans Holbein der Jüngere")
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.jpg "Christ on the Cross by Hans Holbein der Jüngere")
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.jpg "Death Comes for the Drunkard, Engraved by Georg Scharffenberg, from")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-132145).jpg "Elsbeth, the Wife of Hans Holbein by Hans Holbein der Jüngere")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-226746).jpg "Portrait of Henry VIII by Hans Holbein der Jüngere")
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.jpg "The Body of the Dead Christ (detail) by Hans Holbein der Jüngere")
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.jpg "The Triumph of Poverty by Hans Holbein der Jüngere")
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.jpg "Christ as the True Light by Hans Holbein der Jüngere")
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.jpg "Death and the Astronomer, from")
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.jpg "Erasmus of Rotterdam by Hans Holbein der Jüngere")
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.jpg "Saint Paul with Book and Sword by Hans Holbein der Jüngere")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-906542).jpg "Thomas Wriothesley, First Earl of Southampton by Hans Holbein der Jüngere")
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.jpg "Edward VI as a Child by Hans Holbein der Jüngere")
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_Fellow_of_Corpus_Christi_College_and_l_-_(MeisterDrucke-230333).jpg "Portrait of Nicholas Kratzer, Fellow of Corpus Christi College and Later Astronomer Royal to King Henry VIII by Hans Holbein der Jüngere")
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.jpg "Anne of Cleves by Hans Holbein der Jüngere")
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