Hans Holbein the Younger
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Hans Holbein the Younger was a German Renaissance painter and printmaker renowned for his precise, realistic portraits, especially of the Tudor court of Henry VIII.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hans Holbein the Younger canonical | 55 |
| Holbein | 4 |
| Hans Holbein (likely) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T392386 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Hans Holbein the Younger Context triple: [Frick Collection, hasCollectionItemBy, Hans Holbein the Younger]
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A.
Albrecht Dürer
Albrecht Dürer was a German Renaissance artist renowned for his masterful engravings, woodcuts, and paintings that combined Northern detail with Italian humanist influences.
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B.
Jan van Eyck
Jan van Eyck was an early Netherlandish painter of the 15th century, renowned for his pioneering use of oil paint and meticulous detail in religious and secular works.
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C.
Raphael
Raphael was a master Italian High Renaissance painter and architect renowned for his harmonious compositions and influential work in both painting and church design.
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D.
Sandro Botticelli
Sandro Botticelli was an Italian Early Renaissance painter renowned for his graceful linear style and iconic works such as "The Birth of Venus" and "Primavera."
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E.
Peter Paul Rubens
Peter Paul Rubens was a prolific 17th-century Flemish Baroque painter renowned for his dynamic compositions, vibrant color, and dramatic depictions of religious, mythological, and historical subjects.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Hans Holbein the Younger Target entity description: Hans Holbein the Younger was a German Renaissance painter and printmaker renowned for his precise, realistic portraits, especially of the Tudor court of Henry VIII.
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A.
Albrecht Dürer
Albrecht Dürer was a German Renaissance artist renowned for his masterful engravings, woodcuts, and paintings that combined Northern detail with Italian humanist influences.
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B.
Jan van Eyck
Jan van Eyck was an early Netherlandish painter of the 15th century, renowned for his pioneering use of oil paint and meticulous detail in religious and secular works.
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C.
Raphael
Raphael was a master Italian High Renaissance painter and architect renowned for his harmonious compositions and influential work in both painting and church design.
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D.
Sandro Botticelli
Sandro Botticelli was an Italian Early Renaissance painter renowned for his graceful linear style and iconic works such as "The Birth of Venus" and "Primavera."
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E.
Peter Paul Rubens
Peter Paul Rubens was a prolific 17th-century Flemish Baroque painter renowned for his dynamic compositions, vibrant color, and dramatic depictions of religious, mythological, and historical subjects.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
German Renaissance artist
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painter ⓘ person ⓘ portrait painter ⓘ printmaker ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | c. 1497 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | between 7 October and 29 November 1543 ⓘ |
| employer |
Henry VIII of England
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Tudor court ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | German ⓘ |
| familyName |
Holbein
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linked to:
Hans Holbein the Younger
|
| father | Hans Holbein the Elder ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
painting
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portraiture ⓘ printmaking ⓘ |
| genre |
book illustration
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portrait art ⓘ religious art ⓘ |
| givenName | Hans ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Albrecht Dürer
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Italian Renaissance art ⓘ |
| movement |
Northern Renaissance
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Renaissance ⓘ |
| notableFor |
highly detailed, realistic portraits
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portraits of the Tudor court ⓘ woodcut designs ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Anne of Cleves portrait
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linked to:
Anne of Cleves
Christina of Denmark portrait ⓘ Dance of Death woodcuts ⓘ Erasmus of Rotterdam portraits ⓘ Jane Seymour portrait ⓘ
linked to:
Jane Seymour
Portrait of Henry VIII ⓘ Portrait of Thomas Cromwell ⓘ Portrait of Thomas More ⓘ
linked to:
Thomas More
The Ambassadors ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Augsburg
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Bavaria ⓘ Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Kingdom of England
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London ⓘ
linked to:
London, England
|
| religion | Catholicism ⓘ |
| residence |
Basel
ⓘ
linked to:
Basel-Stadt
London ⓘ
linked to:
London, England
|
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| sibling | Ambrosius Holbein ⓘ |
| spouse | Elisabeth Binzenstock ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Basel
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linked to:
Basel-Stadt
England ⓘ London ⓘ
linked to:
London, England
Switzerland ⓘ |
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Subject: Hans Holbein the Younger Description of subject: Hans Holbein the Younger was a German Renaissance painter and printmaker renowned for his precise, realistic portraits, especially of the Tudor court of Henry VIII.
Referenced by (60)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Hans Holbein the Younger
linked to: Hans Holbein the Younger
subject linked to:
“Portrait of Henry VIII” by Hans Holbein the Younger
linked to: Hans Holbein the Younger
linked to: Hans Holbein the Younger
subject linked to:
Georges de Selve, bishop of Lavaur