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	Hans Holbein
		The way in which the donors are arranged in seemingly effortless groups on both sides of the Virgin, whose calm and majestic figure is framed by a niche of classical forms, reminds us of the most harmonious compositions of the Italian Renaissance, of Giovanni Bellini and Raphael.
		One of Holbein's first jobs in England was to prepare a large portrait of that other great scholar's family, and some detailed studies for this work are still preserved at Windsor Castle.
		His main job, however, was to paint portraits of the royal household, and it is due to Holbein's unfailing eye that we still have such a vivid picture of the men and women of Henry VIII's period.
	www.artchive.com /artchive/H/holbein.html (641 words)

	Hans Holbein. Biography. - Olga's Gallery
		Hans Holbein the Younger, son of the painter Hans Holbein the Elder, was both in education and career, a cosmopolitan.
		Hans married the widow of a soldier Elsbeth Bingenstok in 1519.
		Hans Holbein the Younger: Painter at the Court of Henry VIII by Stephanie Buck, Jochen Sander.
	www.abcgallery.com /H/holbein/holbeinbio.html (1920 words)

	Hans Holbein the Younger - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Holbein also designed many of the extravagant monuments and decorations for the coronation of Henry's second wife, Anne Boleyn, in the summer of 1533.
		Holbein definitely painted Henry's third wife, Jane Seymour, and his portrait of her accurately reflects Jane's appearance (she was not famed for her beauty).
		Holbein painted Anne of Cleves for Henry VIII during marriage negotiations, a common practice in the age before photography.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Hans_Holbein_the_Younger (572 words)

	Hans Holbein the Younger -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Holbein painted many portraits at the court of (Son of Henry VII and King of England from 1509 to 1547; his divorce from Catherine of Aragon resulted in his break with the Catholic Church in 1534 and the start of the Reformation in England (1491-1547)) Henry VIII.
		Holbein also designed many of the extravagant monuments and decorations for the coronation of Henry's second wife, (The second wife of Henry VIII and mother of Elizabeth I; was executed on a charge of adultery (1507-1536)) Anne Boleyn, in the summer of 1533.
		Holbein definitely painted Henry's third wife, (Queen of England as the third wife of Henry VIII and mother of Edward VI (1509-1537)) Jane Seymour, and his portrait of her accurately reflects Jane's appearance (she was not famed for her beauty).
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/h/ha/hans_holbein_the_younger.htm (766 words)

	Biography
		His father, Hans Holbein the Elder, and his uncle Sigmund were renowned for their somewhat conservative examples of late Gothic painting in Germany.
		Holbein entered the painters' corporation in 1519, married a tanner's widow, and became a burgher of Basle in 1520.
		Holbein also completed a life-size group portrait of More's family; this work is now lost, though its appearance is preserved in copies and in preparatory drawing in the Kunstmuseum, Basle.
	www.wga.hu /bio/h/holbein/hans_y/biograph.html (1535 words)

	HANS HOLBEIN (ELDER) - LoveToKnow Article on HANS HOLBEIN (ELDER) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Hans had tile lead of the partnership at Augsburg, and signed all the pictures which it produced.
		After 1516 Hans Holbein the elder appears as a defaulter in the registers of the tax-gatherers at Augsburg; but he willingly accepts commissions abroad.
		The elder Holbein was a prolific artist, who left many pictures behind him: Earlier than the Basilica of St Paul, already mentioned, is the Basilica of St Mary Maggiore, and a Passion in eleven pieces, in the Augsburg gallery, both executed in f 499.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /H/HO/HOLBEIN_HANS_ELDER_.htm (1057 words)

	Holbein, Hans. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
		The younger and better known son, Hans Holbein the younger, c.1497–1543, was an outstanding portrait and religious painter of the Northern Renaissance, was influenced by his father and by Hans Burgkmair.
		In 1519 Holbein was admitted to the painters’ guild of Basel.
		At 46 Holbein died of the plague in London.
	www.bartleby.com /65/ho/Holbein.html (768 words)

	Directory - Arts: Art History: Artists: H: Holbein the Younger, Hans
		Hans Holbein the Younger (1497?-1543) was a German artist, one of the most accomplished masters of Renaissance portraiture, and a designer of woodcuts, stained glass, and jewelry.
		Hans Holbein The Younger from the Virtual Babel Encyclopedia · Artist's biography from the encyclopedia of Babel mythology from 5000 BC to the present and beyond.
		Hans Holbein, the Younger: The Dance of Death · cached · Images taken from 41 woodcuts by Hans Holbein the Younger from a Facsimile of the 1538 French edition.
	www.incywincy.com /default?p=5800547 (325 words)

	HANS HOLBEIN (YOUNGER) - LoveToKnow Article on HANS HOLBEIN (YOUNGER) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		It has always seemed difficult indeed,to ascribe such excellent creations to Holbeins nineteenth year; and it is hardly credible that he should have been asked to do things of this kind so early, especially when it is remembered that neither he nor his brother Ambrose were then allowed to matriculate in the guild of Basel.
		Not till 1517 did Ambrose, whose life otherwise remains obscure, join that corporation; Hans, not overburdened with practice, wandered into Switzerland, where (1517) he was employed to paint in the house of Jacob Hertenstein at Lucerne.
		In 1519 Holbein reappeared at Basel, where he matriculated and, there is every reason to think, married.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /H/HO/HOLBEIN_HANS_YOUNGER_.htm (483 words)

	Dances of Death by Hans Holbein
		Hans Holbein the Younger was born during the winter 1497-1498 in Germany.
		Holbein's first attempt with the dances of death was a pen and wash drawing of a dagger sheath.
		Holbein's dance of death came to define the genre - so in a way Holbein meant the end of "the real" dances of death - like those in Lübeck and Berlin.
	www.dodedans.com /Eholbein.htm (1154 words)

	Hans Holbein the Elder - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		He and his brother Sigismund Holbein painted religious works in the late Gothic style.
		Hans the Elder was a pioneer and leader in the transformation of German art from the Gothic to the Renaissance style.
		His sons Hans Holbein the Younger and Ambrosius Holbein had their first painting lessons from him.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Hans_Holbein_the_Elder (127 words)

	Hans Holbein the Younger
		Hans Holbein's psychological insight, magisterial compositions, and cool palette ensure his status as one of the greatest European painters, Published to accompany a major exhibition at the Mauritshuis in The Hague, the book concentrates on the period beginning in 1532, when Holbein settled in England.
		From 1536 Holbein was court painter to King Henry VIII and immortalized not only the king himself but also several of Henry's prospective spouses, actual wives, and children.
		Holbein was among the first artists to portray people as flesh and blood, as strong and decisive personalities who continue to intrigue and move us.
	www.wwnorton.com /thamesandhudson/new/spring04/509318.htm (298 words)

	Four ways
		And for Holbein to include this author’s version of one of these books was appropriate, because "Apian’s [book] was particularly resonant as a symbol of commercial learning, since his geometrical, astronomical, and navigational publications were a crucial part of the innovative work in these areas which was expanding commercial possibilities around the globe" (427).
		Hans Holbein the Younger (1497-1543) was born in Augsburg, Bavaria.
		Holbein’s painting captured for all time the way the French Ambassador wished to be remembered by posterity, but it also celebrated the very achievements to which we still attach value in the late twentieth century.
	www.svcc.cc.il.us /academics/classes/murray/hum210/holbein.htm (2506 words)

	CGFA- Bio: Hans Holbein the Younger
		At an early age he began to study painting with his father, Hans Holbein the Elder, a recognized artist in the Flemish tradition who was a skilled portraitist.
		Regardless of Holbein's prestige, however, as the austere attitudes of the Reformation further permeated Swiss society, artistic patronage diminished, and he was forced to go to England to gain new commissions.
		Holbein's reputation is based on his realistic portrayals of individuals and groups.
	cgfa.sunsite.dk /hholbein2/hholbein2_bio.htm (574 words)

	Bätschmann, O. and Griener, P.: Hans Holbein.
		Hans Holbein the Younger (1497/8-1543), one of the most versatile and admired painters of the Northern Renaissance, trained under his father in Augsburg and then worked for leading patrons in Switzerland before settling in England as Court Painter to Henry VIII.
		Holbein was a hugely ambitious artist, and even during his formative years in Lucerne and Basel, made designs for jewelry, stained glass, and woodcuts, and painted major altarpieces and portraits.
		In his commissions, Holbein sought to rival the greatest masters of Germany and Italy, most notably Dürer and Mantegna, and by the time of his visit to France in 1524 he was determined to secure a position as Court Painter.
	pup.princeton.edu /titles/6189.html (378 words)

	MyStudios- Hans Holbein
		Despite this success, Holbein was driven by doubts of his financial future during the disturbed conditions of the Reformation to seek work in Britain.
		Holbein first painted the German merchants of the steelyard and was then introduced to the king.
		Between 1517 and 1519 Holbein was engaged on painting the facade of the Hertenstein house in Lucerne.
	www.mystudios.com /art/northern/holbein/holbein.html (697 words)

	Hans Holbein the Younger (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Hans Holbein, the Younger, was born in Augsburg, Germany.
		Holbein went to live in Basel, Switzerland as a young man of about seventeen and came in contact with the humanists of that flourishing city.
		Holbein's internationally flavored portraits are warm and honest, luminous and sensitive.
	www.artopp.net /holbein.htm (381 words)

	Holbein, Hans
		A Superb Introduction to the work of Holbein - Stephanie Buck (1999) Hans Holbein A Definitive Introduction to Holbein's work *** The study of Holbein's** work is a field in itself and there is actually a book listing such studies which runs to 700+...
		Hans Holbein the Younger: Painter at the Court of Henry VIII
		Holbein: The Paintings of Hans Holbein the Younger.
	www.growinglifestyle.co.uk /uk/j123517 (417 words)

	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Hans Holbein (The Elder)
		Except that he was born in the Bavarian centre of art, culture, and commerce, and that his father, Michael, was a well-to-do leather-worker, little is known of his early life.
		This emancipation of painting (1512-22), begun by the elder Holbein, was to be completed by his son, Hans.
		Frankfort, in 1501, Holbein painted a large and important altar-piece for the Dominicans and for some time after seems to have won pecuniary success.
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/07385a.htm (720 words)

	Art Guild Lecture: Rembrandt
		Hans Holbein the Younger was born around 1497 in Augsburg, a center of international commerce in South Germany that was particularly open to Renaissance ideas.
		Holbein entered the painters' corporation (guild) in 1519, married a tanner's widow, and became a burgher of Basel in 1520.
		Holbein died prematurely in London in 1543 during a plague epidemic.
	www.netserves.com /moca/lectures/booholb.htm (764 words)

	Holbein, Hans the Elder Secret Encyclopaedia Gnomiz
		Holbein, Hans the Elder (The Frick Collection, New York) Son of the Augsburg painter Hans Holbein the Elder, who probably gave him his first training, Holbein was working by 1515 in Basel, where he achieved great success and was part of the humanist circle of Erasmus.
		Hardcover (October 1999), Hans Holbein by Oskar Batschmann, et al.
		Holbein enhanced her plain looks with regal robes of gold-encrusted velvet.
	www.gnomiz.it /nexus/arte00/holbein.htm (590 words)

	Hans Holbein the Younger (1497-1543) : Library of Congress Citations (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Author: Parker, K. (Karl Theodore), 1895- Title: The drawings of Hans Holbein in the collection of Her Majesty the Queen at Windsor Castle / by K.T. Parker ; with an appendix to the catalogue by Susan Foister.
		Author: Roberts, Jane, 1949- Title: Drawings by Holbein from the court of Henry VIII : fifty drawings from the collection of Her Majesty the Queen, Windsor Castle, Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, 28 October 1988-15 January 1989 : catalogue / by Jane Roberts.
		Title: Hans Holbein's celebrated Dance of death : illustrated by a series of photo-lithographic facsimiles from the copy of the first edition now in the British Museum : accompanied by explanatory descriptions and a consise history of the origin and subsequent development of the the subject / by H. Noel Humphreys.
	www.mala.bc.ca /~mcneil/cit/citlcholbein1.htm (2915 words)

	Hans Holbein - German Painter
		Hans Holbein was born in Augsburg in Southern Germany.
		It was in Basel that Holbein came in touch with Desiderius Erasmus who was a scholar and the leading light in Basel's humanist circle.
		In 1537 Holbein became court painter to Henry VIII, painting the King on a number of occasions as well as his wives, wives to be (Anne of Cleeves, 1539), advisors and other important personage at court.
	www.theartgallery.com.au /ArtEducation/greatartists/Holbein/about (394 words)

	Ambassadors: Home Page
		It has long been known that the floor in the painting is based on the floor in the sanctuary of Westminster Abbey, but no convincing explanation for the inclusion of this detail has been presented.
		Even without the inscription, it is likely that Holbein and his patrons would have understood the pattern as signifying the macrocosm.
		Holbein's decision to have the skull cover the center of the floor pattern seems intentional.
	employees.oneonta.edu /farberas/arth/ARTH214/Ambassadors_Home.html (1674 words)

	Hans Holbein The Elder (1465 - 1524) Artwork Images, Exhibitions, Reviews (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Hans Holbein the younger, The Dance of Death (London: George Bell & Sons, 1892), 1892
		Hans Burgkmair, the Elder, The Storming of Moran, circa 1515
		Hans Holbein the younger, Portrait de Nicolas Kratzer Astronome (Portrait of Nicolas Kratzer, astronomer)...twenty seventh plate in the book...
	wwar.com /masters/h/holbein_the_elder-hans.html (1484 words)

	WebMuseum: Holbein, Hans the Younger
		In addition to the altar paintings that are his principal works, he designed church windows and also made a number of portrait drawings that foreshadow the work of his famous son.
		In 1539, when Henry was thinking of marrying Anne of Cleves, he sent Holbein to paint her portrait.
		In 1543 Holbein was in London working on another portrait of the king when he died, a victim of the plague.
	www.ibiblio.org /wm/paint/auth/holbein (475 words)

	Hans Holbein Nov 03 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		According to Jane, Hans Holbein the Younger was a remarkable portraitist.
		The artworks belong to Queen Elizabeth III (she owns almost 80 Holbein pieces) and once they return to England will be kept in cabinets for the next 5 years to ‘recover’ from the ‘trauma’ of the exhibition in The Hague.
		There is not much known about the character and beliefs of Hans Holbein and to date he remains a bit of a mystery to art historians.
	www.sawcnl.com /events/hansholbein.html (256 words)

	Holbein, Hans, the Younger -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		In the north, in Germany, the painter and printmaker Albrecht Dürer was influenced by the oil painting technique developed by the medieval Flemish school and by the ideas of the Italian Renaissance, which he studied on a visit to Italy.
		Its most famous member, Hans the Younger, is best known for the realistic portraits he painted of the court of King Henry VIII of England.
		Other painters in the family were Hans the Younger's father, Hans the Elder; uncle, Sigmund; and brother, Ambrosius.
	www.britannica.com /eb/article-9040772 (794 words)

	Open Directory - Arts: Art History: Artists: H: Holbein the Younger, Hans (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Hans Holbein The Younger from the Virtual Babel Encyclopedia - Artist's biography from the encyclopedia of Babel mythology from 5000 BC to the present and beyond.
		Hans Holbein, the Younger: The Dance of Death - Images taken from 41 woodcuts by Hans Holbein the Younger from a Facsimile of the 1538 French edition.
		The Hans Holbein's Alphabet of Death - Supernatural and fantastic imagery of the Middle Ages.
	dmoz.org /Arts/Art_History/Artists/H/Holbein_the_Younger,_Hans (355 words)

	Hans Holbein the Younger (Getty Museum) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Hans Holbein was a painter, draftsman, and designer who came from a family of artists.
		He soon became a teacher in the painters' guild in Basel and was very active painting altarpieces and designing stained-glass windows.
		Holbein painted portraits of him and his family and quickly established an international reputation.
	www.getty.edu /art/collections/bio/a703-1.html (194 words)

	Hans Holbein the Younger Online
		Hans Holbein the Younger at the Detroit Institute of Arts, Michigan
		Hans Holbein the Younger at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City
		All images and text on this Hans Holbein the Younger page are copyright 2007 by John Malyon/Artcyclopedia, unless otherwise noted.
	www.artcyclopedia.com /artists/holbein_the_younger_hans.html (403 words)

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