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Duckbills in Hans Holbein's Ambassadors — Hans Holbein the Younger

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Written by: Seda YılmazResearcher · Islamic & Ottoman Arts
Ottoman Art · Catalogue no. 248826
Hans Holbein the Younger

Duckbills in Hans Holbein’s Ambassadors

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Crop of "The Ambassadors" to show the Lutherian psalmbook

Artist / MakerHans Holbein the Younger
Date1533
Culture / OriginHolbein carpets
Dimensions8026×3769 px (digital)
Departmentottoman-art
TypeManuscript painting
About the Artist

BiographyHans Holbein the Younger (1497–1543) — German artist and printmaker (1497–1543).Hans Holbein the Younger worked as painter, printmaker, graphic artist, illustrator and portraitist and is associated with Holy Roman Empire and Switzerland. Their documented life spans the years 1497 to 1543, born in Augsburg, died in London. Their work is linked to German Renaissance, Northern Renaissance.Disciplinespainter, printmaker, graphic artist, illustrator, portraitistBorn1497, AugsburgDied1543, LondonNationalityHoly Roman Empire, SwitzerlandMovementGerman Renaissance, Northern RenaissanceSources: Wikidata · Wikipedia Full biography →

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Image & data: Wikimedia Commons · Licence: Public domain.

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