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| Hans Holbein the Younger
(1497 - 1543)
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| 1497 |
Born in Augsburg to Hans Holbein the Elder - a skilled portraitist |
| 1515 |
Establishes himself in Basel, Switzerland, as a book illustrator |
| 1518 |
Travels to Italy, encounters the work of Andrea Mantegna and Leonardo da Vinci |
| 1522 |
Creates illustrations for Martin Luther's German translation of the Bible |
| 1526 |
Travels to London |
| 1528 |
Returns to Basel and paints portraits and murals for the town hall |
| 1532 |
Settles again in England |
| 1536 |
Established as court painter to Henry VIII |
| 1543 |
Dies in London during a plague epidemic |
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