Hans’s work is defined by its painter sensibility — an enduring influence on generations that followed. Most artists are dead; following is a declaration of love.

The Cardinal
Hans Holbein, the younger German, 1497-1543

Adam and Eve Driven out of Paradise
Hans Holbein, the younger German, 1497-1543

Dance of Death, plate 39 from Woodcuts from Books of the XVI Century
Hans Holbein, the Younger, after (German, c.1497-1543) assembled by Max Geisberg (Swiss, 1875-1943)

Illustration from a German Bible, plate 38 from Woodcuts from Books of the XVI Century
Hans Holbein, the Younger, after (German, c.1497-1543) assembled by Max Geisberg (Swiss, 1875-1943)

The Monk
Hans Holbein, the younger German, 1497-1543

The Physician
Hans Holbein, the younger German, 1497-1543

Jonah Outside Ninevah (recto); Habakkuk Carrying Bread to Reapers (verso)
Hans Holbein, the younger German, 1497-1543

Typus Cosmographicus Universalis, Sim. Grynaeus, Novus Orbis, Basileae 1532
Unknown Artist (English, 19th century) after Hans Holbein, the younger (German, 1497-1543)

Portrait of Sir Thomas Cromwell, Earl of Essex (1485-1540)
Attributed to Hans Holbein the Younger (German, 1497–1543)

The Duchess
Hans Holbein, the younger German, 1497-1543

Lady Barkley
Francesco Bartolozzi (Italian, 1727-1815) after Hans Holbein the younger (German, 1497-1543)

Sir Simon George (of Cornwall)
Francesco Bartolozzi (Italian, 1727-1815) after Hans Holbein the younger (German, 1497-1543)

Desiderius Erasmus
Anthony van Dyck (Flemish, 1599-1641) after Hans Holbein, the Younger (German, 1497-1543)

Hans Holbein
Francesco Bartolozzi (Italian, 1727-1815) after Hans Holbein the younger (German, 1497-1543)

Queen Jane Seymour
Francesco Bartolozzi (Italian, 1727-1815) after Hans Holbein the younger (German, 1497-1543)

Lady Vaux
Francesco Bartolozzi (Italian, 1727-1815) after Hans Holbein the younger (German, 1497-1543)

Pharoah's Dream (recto); Jacob Adopts Sons of Joseph (verso)
Hans Holbein, the younger German, 1497-1543

Mother Jak
Francesco Bartolozzi (Italian, 1727-1815) after Hans Holbein the younger (German, 1497-1543)

S.G. Carow, Knight
Francesco Bartolozzi (Italian, 1727-1815) after Hans Holbein the younger (German, 1497-1543)

Lady Buts
Francesco Bartolozzi (Italian, 1727-1815) after Hans Holbein the younger (German, 1497-1543)