Benedikt von Hertenstein (born about 1495, died 1522)
Hans Holbein the Younger · 1517 · Oil and gold on paper, laid down on wood
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Benedikt von Hertenstein (born about 1495, died 1522) is a public-domain painting by Hans Holbein the Younger, dated 1517. Oil and gold on paper, laid down on wood. The file comes from The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
“Benedikt von Hertenstein (born about 1495, died 1522)” (1517) 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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