Portrait of Hans Holbein the Younger

Hans Holbein the Younger

German 1497–1543

Hans Holbein the Younger was one of the greatest portraitists of the Northern Renaissance. Born in Augsburg, he worked in Basel before moving to England, where he became court painter to Henry VIII. His portraits combine meticulous detail with profound psychological depth, and his images of the Tudor court have shaped our visual understanding of 16th-century England.

Works in the Collection (2)

Contemporaries Artists alive during Hans Holbein the Younger's lifetime