Renaissance Painter · Active 1500 – 1500
Hans Holbein
Hans Holbein is among the painters whose work defines the Renaissance era. Paintale holds 1 of Holbein’s works in its collection, spanning themes of portrait.
Where to see the work: Cleveland Museum of Art.
Paintings by Hans Holbein (1)
About Hans Holbein
Working at the height of the Renaissance period, Hans Holbein produced a body of work that remains foundational to Western art. The recurring themes across the surviving paintings — portrait — show an artist returning to the same questions about the human figure, light, and the moral weight of a scene that Renaissance painting was uniquely equipped to answer.
Today, paintings by Hans Holbein are held in major institutions including Cleveland Museum of Art. Each work on Paintale unpacks the subject, the symbolism, the technique, and the long afterlife of the painting — why it was commissioned, what its earliest viewers were expected to see, and why it still rewards close looking today.
Frequently asked about Hans Holbein
- When did Hans Holbein live?
- Hans Holbein was active around 1500 – 1500, during the Renaissance period.
- Where can I see paintings by Hans Holbein?
- Cleveland Museum of Art.
- What themes did Hans Holbein paint?
- Portrait.