the life times and intrests of Hans Holbein the Ypunger
Hans Holbein the Younger was born in the city of Augsburg, Bavaria, around the year of 1497. His father, Hans Holbein the Elder, had built a strong reputation as a recognized artist and a skilled portraitist, from which his son soon followed. During Holbein the Younger’s life, he had many mediums of art, which he created. Early on he illustrated books, painted pictures and portraits, designed stained glass windows, and created designs for woodcuts. He was very popular, not only in his hometown, but also in Basel, Switzerland and all around Europe. Because of his overwhelming popularity, later in his life, Holbein had to leave his wife and two children in order to make a living working for King Henry the VIII in England around the year of 1582. Working as Henry’s personal portraitist, Holbein’s duties included that of creating portraits of possible brides for the king. It was said that Holbein’s portraits captured something that the untrained eye could not see. While work!ing under the king, Holbein painted such a captivating portrait of Anne Bolyn of Cleaves that Henry chose her as his second wife. Holbein’s portraits reflected his strong religious beliefs and his philosophy that individualism is very important; which is
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