Hans Baldung GrienGerman, 1484–1545Salome
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Not receiving at present
National Gallery of Art
Washington, D.C., United States
It belongs to the collection, but is not on display at present.
- Checked
- In this state since
- Source
- The museum
Particulars
- Accession number
- 1987.33.1
What it shows
In the catalog
Sources
- National Gallery of Art
- Image: National Gallery of Art — Museum open access
Meanwhile, in the life of Hans Baldung Grien
The whole life1509
Returns to Strasbourg and becomes a citizen
When his Nuremberg years came to an end, Baldung returned to Strasbourg and became a citizen; he became a celebrity of the town and received many important commissions. He was close to Sebastian Brant and Ulrich von Hutten.
1510
Marries Margarethe Herlin
At twenty-six Baldung married Margarethe Herlin, a local merchant’s daughter; they had one child, a daughter, Margarethe.
1510
His own workshop and the HGB monogram
Baldung joined the guild “Zur Steltz”, opened a workshop and began signing his works with the monogram “HGB”, which he used for the rest of his life.
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