Renaissance Painter · Active 1520 – 1600
Hans Holbein the Younger
Hans Holbein the Younger is among the painters whose work defines the Renaissance era. Paintale holds 40 of Younger’s works in its collection, spanning themes of portrait.
Where to see the work: Cleveland Museum of Art.
Paintings by Hans Holbein the Younger (40)
The Dance of Death: Expulsion from Paradise; Adam Cultivating the Ground
Hans Holbein the Younger
About Hans Holbein the Younger
Working at the height of the Renaissance period, Hans Holbein the Younger 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 the Younger 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 the Younger
- When did Hans Holbein the Younger live?
- Hans Holbein the Younger was active around 1520 – 1600, during the Renaissance period.
- Where can I see paintings by Hans Holbein the Younger?
- Cleveland Museum of Art.
- What themes did Hans Holbein the Younger paint?
- Portrait.