Portrait of a Woman (Hans Holbein the Elder)
| Portrait of a Woman | |
|---|---|
| French: Portrait de Femme, German: Bildnis einer Frau | |
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| Artist | Hans Holbein the Elder |
| Year | c. 1515 |
| Medium | oil paint on panel |
| Movement | Northern Renaissance Portrait painting |
| Subject | a middle-aged woman |
| Dimensions | 31 cm × 21 cm (12 in × 8.3 in)[1] |
| Location | Unterlinden Museum, Colmar |
| Accession | 1980 |
Portrait of a Woman is a c. 1515 oil painting by the German artist Hans Holbein the Elder. It is now in the Unterlinden Museum in Colmar, France. Its inventory number is 80.1.1.[2] In the 19th century, the painting used to belong to count Karol Lanckoroński, of Vienna. In 2016, it was the only painting by Holbein the Elder owned by a public collection in France.[1]
This portrait was painted towards the end of the artist's life. The depicted woman's identity is unknown.
References[edit]
- ^ a b Haas, Magali (April 2016). Le musée Unterlinden - Guide des collections. Paris: Éditions Artlys. pp. 122–123. ISBN 978-2-85495-625-2.
- ^ Lecoq-Ramond, Sylvie; Béguerie, Pantxika (1991). Le Musée Unterlinden de Colmar. Paris: Albin Michel. p. 452. ISBN 2-226-05411-1.
External links[edit]
Media related to Portrait of a Woman (Hans Holbein the Elder) at Wikimedia Commons
- Portrait of a Woman, presentation on the museum's website
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