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4 unusual facts about Hans Holbein the Elder


Ecce homo

The scene was (especially in France) often depicted as a sculpture or group of sculptures; even altarpieces and other paintings with the motif were produced (by, for example, Hieronymus Bosch or Hans Holbein).

Hans Holbein the Elder

At Issenheim in Alsace, where Matthias Grünewald was employed at the time, Holbein also finds patrons, and contracts to complete an altarpiece.

Munich-style stained glass

The work by Peter Hemel von Andlau or Hans Holbein the Elder set the standard for Mayer and Zettler and became the base of their work.

The Body of the Dead Christ in the Tomb

His father, Hans Holbein the Elder, took him to see Matthias Grünewald's altarpiece in Isenheim, a city in which the elder also received a number of commissions from the local hospice.



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