Derick Berck of Cologne
Hans Holbein the Younger · 1536 · Oil on canvas, transferred from wood
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Marked public domain by The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
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About this picture
Derick Berck of Cologne is a public-domain painting by Hans Holbein the Younger, dated 1536. Oil on canvas, transferred from wood. The file comes from The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
“Derick Berck of Cologne” (1536) 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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