Hans Holbein, the younger
Back to people overviewA German painter and designer, and one of the greatest portrait artists of his era. By 1515, Holbein was working as a print designer in Basel, but was soon occupied as a portrait artist and decorator. He spent much of his career in Basel, with stints in Lucerne and London. Holbein the Younger created the famous woodcut border for Sebastian Münster's world map.