Holbein, << HOHL byn, >> Hans, the Elder (1465?-1534?), was a painter who worked in southern Germany and the region of Alsace in what is now France. Holbein was born in Augsburg, Germany, and maintained a workshop in the city during the late 1490’s and early 1500’s. His two sons, Ambrosius and Hans the Younger, received their first training as painters there.
Holbein’s paintings include altarpieces for churches and convents. His best works, however, were his drawings, particularly portraits of his two sons done in a technique called silverpoint.
