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Hans Holbein the Younger

1497 - 1545

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Hans Holbein the Younger (UK: HOL-byne, US: HOHL-byne, HAWL-; German: Hans Holbein der Jüngere; c. 1497 – between 7 October and 29 November 1543) was a German-Swiss painter and printmaker who worked in a Northern Renaissance style, and is considered one of the greatest portraitists of the 16th century. He also produced religious art, satire, and Reformation propaganda, and he made a significant contribution to the history of book design. He is called "the Younger" to distinguish him from his father Hans Holbein the Elder, an accomplished painter of the Late Gothic school. Holbein was born in Augsburg but worked mainly in Basel as a young artist. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Hans Holbein the Younger is the 8th most popular artist (down from 7th in 2019), the 261st most popular biography from Germany (down from 172nd in 2019) and the most popular German Artist.

Hans Holbein the Younger is most famous for his portraits of Henry VIII and his family.

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Among artists, Hans Holbein the Younger ranks 8 out of 125. Before him are Andy Warhol, Marina Abramović, Marcel Duchamp, M. C. Escher, Yoko Ono, and Jusepe de Ribera. After him are Jean Arp, Victor Vasarely, Hiroshige, Joseph Beuys, Käthe Kollwitz, and Luca Signorelli.

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Among people born in 1497, Hans Holbein the Younger ranks 2. Before him is Philip Melanchthon. After him are Pedro de Valdivia, Beyhan Sultan, Emperor Go-Nara, Ernest I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, Mōri Motonari, Francesco Canova da Milano, Jean Fernel, and Stephen Gardiner. Among people deceased in 1545, Hans Holbein the Younger ranks 1. After him are Maria Manuela, Princess of Portugal, Hans Baldung, Injong of Joseon, Albert of Brandenburg, Elizabeth of Austria, Peter Faber, Sher Shah Suri, Charles Brandon, 1st Duke of Suffolk, Francis I, Duke of Lorraine, Charles II de Valois, Duke of Orléans, and Nikola Jurišić.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Hans Holbein the Younger ranks 261 out of 7,253. Before him are Jacob Grimm (1785), Louis IV, Holy Roman Emperor (1282), Werner von Siemens (1816), August Ferdinand Möbius (1790), Helmuth von Moltke the Elder (1800), and Anne of Cleves (1515). After him are Ferdinand von Zeppelin (1838), Ludwig Erhard (1897), Konstantin von Neurath (1873), Albert Kesselring (1885), Friedrich Bessel (1784), and Walther von Brauchitsch (1881).

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Among ARTISTS In Germany

Among artists born in Germany, Hans Holbein the Younger ranks 1. After him are Joseph Beuys (1921), Kurt Schwitters (1887), Josef Albers (1888), Bernt Notke (1435), Méret Oppenheim (1913), John Heartfield (1891), Ulay (1943), Marianne Brandt (1893), Gunta Stölzl (1897), and Daniel Hopfer (1470).

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