Hans Holbein the Younger
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Hans Holbein the Younger was a German painter and printmaker active in Switzerland and England. He worked in a Northern Renaissance style, and is considered one of the greatest portraitists of the 16t
Self-portrait (c. 1542/43), with his self-designation as a citizen of Basel, Switzerland
Hans (right) and Ambrosius Holbein, by Hans Holbein the Elder, 1511. Silverpoint on white-coated paper, Berlin State Museums
Hans Holbein's home during his time in Basel, Switzerland
A detail of Hans Holbein the Elder's 1504 altar-piece triptych Basilica of St. Paul, showing portraits of the artist and his two sons Hans (left) and Ambrosius (right)
Anne of Cleves
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Anne of Cleves was Queen of England as the fourth wife of Henry VIII from 6 January to 12 July 1540.
Hans Holbein the Younger
…authorities and granted a pension. On the way back to England, he apprenticed his son Philipp to Basel-born goldsmith Jacob David in Paris. Holbein painted Anne of Cleves at Burgau Castle, posing her square-on and in elaborate finery. This was the woman whom Henry married at Düren at the encouragement of Thomas Cromwell…
Portrait, c. 1539
Portrait from 1538
Catherine of Aragon m. 1509–1533
Anne Boleyn m. 1532/1533–1536