. English: Portrait of Philipp Melanchthon. Oil and tempera on oak, diameter 9 cm, Lower Saxony State Museum, Hanover. Philipp Melanchthon (1497–1560) was a theologian and one of the leaders of the German Reformation. It is unlikely Holbein ever met him; and he may have based this portrait on pictures by Cranach or Dürer (Buck, p. 71). Holbein also painted a decorative lid for this small painting (right). circa 1535. 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 be
. English: Portrait of Philipp Melanchthon. Oil and tempera on oak, diameter 9 cm, Lower Saxony State Museum, Hanover. Philipp Melanchthon (1497–1560) was a theologian and one of the leaders of the German Reformation. It is unlikely Holbein ever met him; and he may have based this portrait on pictures by Cranach or Dürer (Buck, p. 71). Holbein also painted a decorative lid for this small painting (right). circa 1535. 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 1021 Portrait of Philip Melanchthon, by Hans Holbein the Younger
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