Holbein

[hohl-bahyn, hawl-bahyn]

noun

1. Hans the elder, 1465?–1524, German painter.

2. his son Hans the younger, 1497?–1543, German painter who worked chiefly in England.

Holbein

/ ˈhɔlbain /

noun

1. Hans (hans), known as Holbein the Elder. 1465– 1524, German painter

2. his son, Hans, known as Holbein the Younger. 1497–1543, German painter and engraver; court painter to Henry VIII of England (1536–43). He is noted particularly for his portraits, such as those of Erasmus (1524; 1532) and Sir Thomas More (1526)

Example Sentences

The Tudor king employed Holbein as court artist, although only two portraits survive.

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The drapery slyly recalls Renaissance artist Hans Holbein’s famous double portrait of “The Ambassadors,” rife with undertones of deadly religious discord during the reign of the much-married Henry VIII.

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After admiring painter Holbein’s famed portrait of this German Duke’s daughter, Henry was so turned off by her actual appearance he never consummated their union, then quickly annulled it.

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Holbein painted defining portraits of Henry, his six wives and other figures such as Sir Thomas More.

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The same questions arose with other recent shows about the construction of power, including an exhibition of Holbein portraits at the Getty and the Met’s survey of Medici portraits, both in 2021.

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