Holbein,Hans

Holbein,Hans
Hol·bein (hōlʹbīn, hôlʹ-), Hans. Known as “the Elder.” 1465?-1524.
German painter. His religious works include altarpieces for the Augsburg Cathedral (1493) and for the church of Saint Sebastian (1516), also in Augsburg. His son Hans (1497?-1543), known as “the Younger,” is noted for his religious paintings and portraits, such as Anne of Cleves (1539).

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  • Holbein, Hans — (1465 1524) Pintor alemán, llamado el Viejo. Sus obras tienen carácter religioso. Autor de El martirio de san Sebastián. (1497 1543) Pintor y grabador alemán, llamado el Joven, hijo de Hans Holben, el Viejo. Obras: Danza macabra, Cristo muerto y… …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • HOLBEIN, Hans The Younger — (1497/98 1543) Hans Holbein the Younger was born in Augsburg in 1497/98. His subsequent career, however, linked him more closely with Basel in Switzerland and, finally, London. Born some twenty five years after the great Albrecht Dürer,* Holbein… …   Renaissance and Reformation 1500-1620: A Biographical Dictionary

  • Holbein, Hans, el Joven — (1497/98, Augsburgo, obispado de Augsburgo–1543, Londres, Inglaterra). Pintor, dibujante y diseñador alemán reconocido por la precisa ejecución de sus dibujos y el vivo realismo de sus retratos, particularmente, aquellos que registran la corte de …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • Holbein, Hans, the Elder —  (c. 1460–1524) German painter and father of Hans Holbein the Younger (1497–1543), court painter to Henry VIII of England …   Bryson’s dictionary for writers and editors

  • HOLBEIN, HANS —    a German painter, born at Augsburg, trained by his father; attracted the attention of Erasmus, who took a great interest in him, and persuaded him to go to England, and introduced him to Sir Thomas More, who in turn introduced him to Henry… …   The Nuttall Encyclopaedia

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