Illustration from a German Bible, plate 38 from Woodcuts from Books of the XVI Century
Hans Holbein, the younger · 1534, assembled into portfolio 1937 · Woodcut on paper
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Marked public domain (CC0) by the Art Institute of Chicago.
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About this picture
Illustration from a German Bible, plate 38 from Woodcuts from Books of the XVI Century is a public-domain illustration by Hans Holbein, the younger, dated 1534, assembled into portfolio 1937. Woodcut on paper. The file comes from Art Institute of Chicago.
“Illustration from a German Bible, plate 38 from Woodcuts from Books of the XVI Century” (1534, assembled into portfolio 1937) records a face and a costume with very little flattery, which is how Holbein painted the Tudor court.
About the artist
Hans Holbein the Younger (1497–1543) was a German painter who became portraitist to Henry VIII. The drawings and paintings record costume and face with very little flattery.
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