The 16th-century German artist Hans Holbein the Younger created portraits for a wide range of patrons, including scholars, statesmen, and courtiers, in Switzerland and England. Holbein’s drawings and paintings, enriched by inscriptions and evocative objects, offer richly detailed visual statements of personal identity. Explore the Renaissance culture of scholarship, self-definition, luxury, and wit in the first major presentation of Holbein’s art in the United States.
Supported by an indemnity from the Federal Council on the Arts and the Humanities.
This exhibition is presented in English and Spanish. It is one of a series that will test ways to make the presentations in our galleries more welcoming and accessible.
Esta exhibición se presenta en inglés y en español. Es parte de una serie de exhibiciones bilingües que pondrá a prueba varias formas de hacer el contenido que presentamos en nuestras galerías más acogedor y accesible.
Selected Works
Publication
Edited by Anne T. Woollett, with contributions by Austėja Mackelaitė, John T. McQuillen, and others
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Podcast
Hans Holbein the Younger’s Captivating Portraits
How a Northern Renaissance artist captured the essence of humanist thinkers and British nobility in timeless paintings.
Getty Talk
Aspects of Anne Lovell: Holbein’s Intriguing Portrait of a Lady and a Squirrel