Holbein Hans the Elder

Hans Holbein (c. 1460 – 1524) was a German painter.[1]

Hans Holbein the elder

Paintings

Presentation of the Christ Child in the Temple

St. Elizabeth

Mary with Child

Mary is crowned by angels

Portrait of Katharina Schwarz

Portrait of Ulrich Schwarz and his family, detail

Portrait of a 34 year old woman

Weingartener altar of the Virgin in the Temple

Drawings

Maria with the sleeping child at her breast

Portrait of a seated woman

Illustrations

Madonna with the mantle

He was born in Augsburg, Bavaria and died in Isenheim, Alsace. 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.

He was also a woodcut artist and an illustrator of books, and was a church window designer.

His sons Hans Holbein the Younger and Ambrosius Holbein had their first painting lessons from him.

References

1. ^ "Hans Holbein". Catholic Encyclopedia. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/07385a.htm. Retrieved 2007-02-18.

His son Hans Holbein the Younger painted many famous paintings such asThe Ambassadors.

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