Renaissance Painter · Active 1520 – 1600

Hans Holbein the Younger

Paintale's collection includes 40 paintings attributed to Hans Holbein the Younger, a figure of the Renaissance period whose recurring subjects — portrait — trace a consistent set of preoccupations across a career's worth of commissions.

Portrait

Where to see the work: Cleveland Museum of Art.

Paintings by Hans Holbein the Younger (40)

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Dance of Death: The Ploughman

Hans Holbein the Younger

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The Dance of Death: Expulsion from Paradise; Adam Cultivating the Ground

Hans Holbein the Younger

456 likes146 comments

The Dance of Death: Adam Tilling the Earth

Hans Holbein the Younger

1080 likes10 comments

Terminus, the Device of Erasmus

Hans Holbein the Younger

423 likes113 comments

Erasmus of Rotterdam

Hans Holbein the Younger

917 likes87 comments

Dance of Death: The Count

Hans Holbein the Younger

1010 likes60 comments

Dance of Death: The Sailor

Hans Holbein the Younger

483 likes33 comments

Dance of Death: The Miser

Hans Holbein the Younger

485 likes35 comments

The Last Judgment

Hans Holbein the Younger

1003 likes53 comments

Dance of Death: The Child

Hans Holbein the Younger

1005 likes55 comments

The Creation

Hans Holbein the Younger

546 likes96 comments

Dance of Death: The Cardinal

Hans Holbein the Younger

520 likes70 comments

Dance of Death: The Abbot

Hans Holbein the Younger

517 likes67 comments

Dance of Death: The Bishop

Hans Holbein the Younger

518 likes68 comments

Dance of Death: The Pastor

Hans Holbein the Younger

489 likes39 comments

Dance of Death: The Duchess

Hans Holbein the Younger

1007 likes57 comments

Dance of Death: The Pope

Hans Holbein the Younger

522 likes72 comments

Dance of Death: Adam Tilling the Ground

Hans Holbein the Younger

545 likes95 comments

Dance of Death: The Merchant

Hans Holbein the Younger

880 likes30 comments

Dance of Death: The Old Man

Hans Holbein the Younger

1009 likes59 comments

Dance of Death: The Canon

Hans Holbein the Younger

515 likes65 comments

Dance of Death: The Countess

Hans Holbein the Younger

1008 likes58 comments

Dance of Death: The Emperor

Hans Holbein the Younger

521 likes71 comments

Dance of Death: The Councillor

Hans Holbein the Younger

491 likes41 comments

Dance of Death: The Old Woman

Hans Holbein the Younger

486 likes36 comments

Dance of Death: The Coat of Arms of Death

Hans Holbein the Younger

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Dance of Death: The Nobleman

Hans Holbein the Younger

516 likes66 comments

Dance of Death: The Judge

Hans Holbein the Younger

514 likes64 comments

Dance of Death: The Advocate

Hans Holbein the Younger

492 likes42 comments

Dance of Death: The Preacher

Hans Holbein the Younger

490 likes40 comments

Dance of Death: The Trumpeters of Death

Hans Holbein the Younger

523 likes73 comments

Dance of Death: The Nun

Hans Holbein the Younger

488 likes38 comments

Dance of Death: The Doctor

Hans Holbein the Younger

484 likes34 comments

The Dance of Death: The Astrologer; The Rich Man

Hans Holbein the Younger

457 likes147 comments

The Dance of Death: The Preacher; The Priest

Hans Holbein the Younger

455 likes145 comments

The Dance of Death: The Count

Hans Holbein the Younger

1148 likes18 comments

The Dance of Death: The Mendicant Friar; The Nun

Hans Holbein the Younger

433 likes123 comments

The Dance of Death: The Cardinal; The Empress

Hans Holbein the Younger

458 likes148 comments

The Dance of Death: The Judge

Hans Holbein the Younger

432 likes122 comments

Sir Thomas More

Hans Holbein the Younger

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About Hans Holbein the Younger

The paintings by Hans Holbein the Younger gathered on Paintale span portrait, a set of concerns typical of an artist working through the Renaissance period. Taken as a group, they show a consistent visual language rather than a series of unrelated commissions.

Museums now holding Hans Holbein the Younger's work include Cleveland Museum of Art. On each painting's page here, we go beyond the caption to cover subject, symbolism, technique, and provenance — the context a modern viewer needs to see what the original audience saw.

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.