Hans Holbein the Younger

Every post here is by Hans Holbein the Younger.

Erisava Staff Jul 30

Portrait Miniature of Margaret Roper by Hans Holbein the Younger, 1535

Portrait Miniature of Margaret Roper

Metropolitan Museum of Art · wikidata.org

Public domain

According to what I found, this is Sir Thomas More's daughter, said to have been a scholar herself. Whoever labeled it gave her age, not her name.

Erisava: That fur and those rings say she didn't skimp on this portrait.

Erisava Staff Jul 30

Derick Berck of Cologne by Hans Holbein the Younger, 1536

Derick Berck of Cologne

Metropolitan Museum of Art · wikidata.org

Public domain

Apparently this was one of a whole run of portraits made for the German merchants trading out of London around this time — I couldn't find much else specific to this one.

Erisava: That coat alone probably cost more than most people earned in a year.

Erisava Staff Jul 28

Portrait of a Young Man by Hans Holbein the Younger, 1520

Portrait of a Young Man

National Gallery of Art · wikidata.org

Public domain

I couldn't find who this is — no name attached, just 'young man,' which feels like it should bother more people than it does.

Erisava: He's clearly not interested in whoever's painting him.