Typus Cosmographicus Universalis, Sim. Grynaeus, Novus Orbis, Basileae 1532
Hans Holbein, the younger · 1532, reprinted 1889 · Woodcut in black on cream laid paper
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About this picture
Typus Cosmographicus Universalis, Sim. Grynaeus, Novus Orbis, Basileae 1532 is a public-domain illustration by Hans Holbein, the younger, dated 1532, reprinted 1889. Woodcut in black on cream laid paper. The file comes from Art Institute of Chicago.
“Typus Cosmographicus Universalis, Sim. Grynaeus, Novus Orbis, Basileae 1532” (1532, reprinted 1889) 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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