Holbein (English spelling)

Japanese: ホルバイン（英語表記）Holbein

A German family of painters active during the Renaissance. Famous members include Hans (c. 1465-1524), who was active in Augsburg, his brother Sigmund (1465-1524), Hans' son Ambrosius (c. 1494-1519/20), and his brother Hans (1497/8-1543), who shared the same name as his father. The father, Hans, was initially a leather merchant and later became a painter. He produced excellent portraits and altarpieces that combined the delicate depictions of Scandinavian painting tradition with bright Italian colors. His works include the altarpiece for St. Sebastianus (16, Alte Pinakothek, Munich) and others. Ambrosius, who studied under his father, lived in Basel from around 1515, and left behind unique works in the form of portraits and woodblock prints. Hans Holbein, the most famous son of the Holbein family, went to Basel with his brother Ambrosius, where he gained fame as a portrait painter and later became the court painter of Henry VIII of England. He is considered one of the greatest painters of the German Renaissance, along with A. Dürer. His works include "Portrait of Erasmus" (23, Basel Kunstmuseum and others).

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Japanese:

ルネサンス期に活躍したドイツの画家一家。アウクスブルクで活躍したハンス Hans (1465頃～1524) ，その弟のジークムント Sigmund (1465～1524) ，ハンスの子アンブロジウス Ambrosius (1494頃～1519/20) ，その弟で父と同名のハンス Hans (1497/8～1543) らが有名。初め皮革商でのち画家となった父ハンスは，北欧絵画の伝統である繊細な描写に，イタリア的な明るい色彩を加えたすぐれた肖像画，祭壇画を描いた。作品はザンクト・ゼバスティアヌス聖堂の祭壇画 (16，ミュンヘン，アルテ・ピナコテーク) ほか。父ハンスに学んだアンブロジウスは 1515年頃からバーゼルに住み，肖像画のほか，木版画にユニークな作品を残した。ホルバイン一家で最も著名な息子のハンスは兄アンブロジウスとともにバーゼルにおもむき，肖像画家として名声を博し，のちイギリスのヘンリー8世の宮廷画家となった。彼は A.デューラーと並んでドイツ・ルネサンス最大の画家の一人に数えられる。作品は『エラスムス像』 (23，バーゼル美術館その他) など。

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