Portrait of a Young Merchant
1541, Artist: Hans Holbein d. J.
Portrait of a Young Merchant
Holbein created a new portrait style characterised by monumentality paired with extreme precision in painting. The young merchant turns to the viewer at a slight angle. Especially expressive are the physiognomy and the play of the hands that are busy with a few objects befitting to the depicted man’s occupation.
Object data
Object Name
Painting
Culture
German
Dated
1541
Artist
Hans Holbein d. J. (1497 Augsburg - 1543 London) - GND
Material
oak wood (?)
Dimensions
oben und unten angestückt: Overall: 46,5 x 34,8 cm
Signed
1541 dated
Inscribed
Im Hintergrund die Inschrift: Im Hintergrund die Inschrift: ANNO. DNI. 1541. ETATIS. SVAE. 28
Image rights
Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien, Gemäldegalerie
Inv. No.
Gemäldegalerie, 905
Provenance
Coll. Leopold Wilhelm
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