Hans HolbeinDeutschland, 1497–1543Letter E met drie zittende kinderen
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Im Leben von Hans Holbein
Das ganze Leben1520
Guild Membership and Basel Citizenship
His marriage enabled the artist to join Basel's painters' guild, the Zum Himmel ("To Heaven") guild, and to become a citizen of the city.
1521
Commission to Decorate the Great Council Chamber of the Town Hall
He received the commission to paint the Great Council Chamber of Basel's town hall.
1524
Journey to France
He visited France, probably in search of work at the court of Francis I; there he may have seen the portrait drawings of Jean Clouet, whose technique of drawing in colored chalks he adopted.
1526
Departure for England on Erasmus's Recommendation
On the advice of Erasmus of Rotterdam he set out for England in search of work, visiting France and the Netherlands on the way; Erasmus recommended him to Thomas More.
1526
Received into Thomas More's Humanist Circle
In England he was received by Sir Thomas More, who found him a series of commissions; in the humanist circle Holbein quickly won a high reputation. More wrote to Erasmus: "Your painter is a wonderful artist."
1528
Return to Basel, Purchase of a House
He returned to Basel and bought a house in the St. Johanns-Vorstadt, becoming a neighbor of the publisher Hieronymus Froben; in 1531, having grown wealthy from his English commissions, he bought the adjoining house as well.
