Hans HolbeinGerman, 1497–1543Portret van Thomas More
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Where is “Portret van Thomas More” now? Collection: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Unknown.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
The owner is known; whether it is on view today is not.
- Source
- The museum
About the work
Museum text in Dutch
Portret van Thomas More ten halven lijve in driekwart met hoofddeksel en mantel met bontkraag. Over de kraag hangt een ketting met daaraan een Tudor roos. In de ovale omlijsting staat tekst waaruit blijkt dat de geportretteerde vijftig jaar was: THOMAS MORVS ANGLVS ANNO AETATIS 50
Rijksmuseum
Details
- Accession number
- RP-P-1920-2647
What it shows
In the catalog
Sources
- Rijksmuseum
- Image: Rijksmuseum — public domain
In the life of Hans Holbein
The whole life1515
Move to Basel with His Brother Ambrosius
In search of work, Hans and his brother Ambrosius moved to Basel, a flourishing center of book printing and the print trade.
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."
early 1532
Return to England: The Second English Period
In early 1532 he returned to England and resumed his career under the patronage of Anne Boleyn and Thomas Cromwell; he painted portraits of the Lutheran merchants of the Hanseatic Steelyard.
1535
Court Painter to Henry VIII
He became court painter to King Henry VIII: he painted portraits, designed court festivities, and produced designs for fountains, stained glass, jewelry, and objects for the royal household. By 1536 he was receiving an annual salary of thirty pounds.
29 November 1543
Died
