Hans Holbein

Hans Holbein refers to two German painters, father and son.

The elder (c. 1465–1524) was a leading late Gothic artist.

The younger (c. 1497–1543) became one of the greatest portraitists in Western art, known especially for his work at the English court of Henry VIII.

When used without qualification, Holbein typically means the younger.

Opposites
artistic style and approach

Hans HolbeinEl Greco

Spanish Renaissance painter

Francis Bacon · Edvard Munch · Hieronymus Bosch · Jackson Pollock · J.M.W. Turner

geographic and cultural tradition

Hans HolbeinRaphael

Renaissance painter from Urbino

Michelangelo · Titian · Leonardo da Vinci · Sandro Botticelli · Tintoretto

Family

hollow, Hans

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