Holbein
[hohl-bahyn; German hawl-bahyn]
- Hans [hahns] /hɑns/, the elder, 1465?–1524, German painter.
- his sonHansthe younger, 1497?–1543, German painter who worked chiefly in England.
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He even sent the artist Holbein abroad to paint potential lovers.
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Is that a figure by Holbein, just started out of the canvas, that I am about to meet?
Vivian GreyEarl of Beaconsfield, Benjamin Disraeli
The greater number, if not the whole, must certainly be by Holbein.
Recollections of Dante Gabriel RossettiT. Hall Caine
"Of seven peasants I can make as many lords, but not one Holbein," he said.
Its gatehouse and turrets were built for him from plans by Holbein.
England, Picturesque and DescriptiveJoel Cook
Copernicus was, indeed, a man of forty when Holbein was painting this Signboard in 1516.
HolbeinBeatrice Fortescue
Holbein
- Hans (hans), known as Holbein the Elder. 1465– 1524, German painter
- 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)
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