Holbein, Hans

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• Holbein, Hans — Holbein, Hans, der berühmte Maler und Formenschneider, war 1498, wahrscheinlich in Augsburg, geboren, genoß den Unterricht seines Vaters, den er nach Basel begleitete, und reiste dann nach London, wo er am Hofe Heinrich s VIII. die günstigste… …   Damen Conversations Lexikon

• Holbein, Hans, the Younger — (b. 1497/98, Augsburg, Bishopric of Augsburg d. 1543, London, Eng.) German painter, draftsman, and designer renowned for the precise rendering of his drawings and the compelling realism of his portraits, particularly those recording the court of… …   Universalium

• Holbein, Hans, The Elder — ▪ German painter born c. 1465, Imperial Free City of Augsburg [Germany] died 1524, Isenheim, Alsace [now in France]       German painter associated with the Augsburg school. He was the senior member of a family of painters that included his… …   Universalium

• Holbein, Hans — (the Elder, ca. 1460 1534; the Younger, 1497 1543)    German painters, both natives of Augsburg. Little is known about the early life of Hans the Elder. His early work was in the late medieval style prevalent in southern Germany and influenced by …   Historical Dictionary of Renaissance

• Holbein,Hans — Hol·bein (hōlʹbīn, hôlʹ ), Hans. Known as “the Elder.” 1465? 1524. German painter. His religious works include altarpieces for the Augsburg Cathedral (1493) and for the church of Saint Sebastian (1516), also in Augsburg. His son Hans (1497? 1543) …   Universalium

• Holbein, Hans — (1465 1524) Pintor alemán, llamado el Viejo. Sus obras tienen carácter religioso. Autor de El martirio de san Sebastián. (1497 1543) Pintor y grabador alemán, llamado el Joven, hijo de Hans Holben, el Viejo. Obras: Danza macabra, Cristo muerto y… …   Enciclopedia Universal

• HOLBEIN, Hans The Younger — (1497/98 1543) Hans Holbein the Younger was born in Augsburg in 1497/98. His subsequent career, however, linked him more closely with Basel in Switzerland and, finally, London. Born some twenty five years after the great Albrecht Dürer,* Holbein… …   Renaissance and Reformation 1500-1620: A Biographical Dictionary

• Holbein, Hans, el Joven — (1497/98, Augsburgo, obispado de Augsburgo–1543, Londres, Inglaterra). Pintor, dibujante y diseñador alemán reconocido por la precisa ejecución de sus dibujos y el vivo realismo de sus retratos, particularmente, aquellos que registran la corte de …   Enciclopedia Universal

• Holbein, Hans, the Elder —  (c. 1460–1524) German painter and father of Hans Holbein the Younger (1497–1543), court painter to Henry VIII of England …   Bryson’s dictionary for writers and editors

• HOLBEIN, HANS —    a German painter, born at Augsburg, trained by his father; attracted the attention of Erasmus, who took a great interest in him, and persuaded him to go to England, and introduced him to Sir Thomas More, who in turn introduced him to Henry… …   The Nuttall Encyclopaedia