Hans HolbeinGerman, 1497–1543Zevende plaag: hagel
Can I see it?
Unknown
Where is “Zevende plaag: hagel” now? Collection: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Unknown.
Rijksmuseum
Amsterdam, Netherlands
The owner is known; whether it is on view today is not.
- Source
- The museum
Details
- Accession number
- RP-P-OB-21.734
What it shows
In the catalog
Sources
- Rijksmuseum
- Image: Rijksmuseum — public domain
In the life of Hans Holbein
The whole life1520
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.
c. 1522
Son born: Philipp Holbein I
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.
