. English: Portrait of Jacob Meyer zum Hasen. Black and coloured chalks, lead point and scored lines on the contours, background coloured light green, × cm, Kunstmuseum Basel. Although Hans Holbein went on to become a prolific and renowned portraitist in London, he produced relatively few portraits in Basel. Jakob Meyer zum Hasen, a senior official and sometime mayor of Basel, became one of his most important early patrons. This is a preparatory drawing for the work known as the Darmstadt Madonna, which portrays Meyer with his family and the Madonna and Child. Holbein had also drawn
. English: Portrait of Jacob Meyer zum Hasen. Black and coloured chalks, lead point and scored lines on the contours, background coloured light green, × cm, Kunstmuseum Basel. Although Hans Holbein went on to become a prolific and renowned portraitist in London, he produced relatively few portraits in Basel. Jakob Meyer zum Hasen, a senior official and sometime mayor of Basel, became one of his most important early patrons. This is a preparatory drawing for the work known as the Darmstadt Madonna, which portrays Meyer with his family and the Madonna and Child. Holbein had also drawn Meyer in 1516. A staunch Catholic, Meyer lost his political influence during the Basel Reformation. (Stephanie Buck, Hans Holbein, Cologne: Könemann, 1999, ISBN 3829025831, pp. 76–82.) . c. 1525–26. Hans Holbein (1497/1498–1543) Alternative names Hans Holbein der Jüngere, Hans Holbein Description German painter and draughtsman Date of birth/death 1497 or 1498 between 7 October 1543 and 29 November 1543 Location of birth/death Augsburg London Work location Basel (1515-1526), Lucerne (1515-1526), Venice (1515), Bologna (1515), Florence (1515), Rome (1515), Venice (1517-1518), Bologna (1517-1518), Florence (1517-1518), Rome (1517-1518), London (1526-1528), Basel (1528-1532), London (1532-1543) Authority control : Q48319 VIAF: 4945401 ISNI: 0000 0001 2098 7816 ULAN: 500005259 LCCN: n81117179 NLA: 36275979 WorldCat 691 Jakob Meyer, chalk drawing by Hans Holbein the Younger
Size: 1763px × 2834px
Photo credit: © The Picture Art Collection / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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Keywords: ., /., 1525–26., hans, holbein,
