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Ambrosius Holbein

Header: Ambrosius Holbein
Also known as: Ambrosius Holbein; primary name: Holbein, Ambrosius
Details: individual; painter/draughtsman; German; Swiss; Male
Life dates: 1494(?)-1519(?)
Biography: Painter and draughtsman. Older brother of Hans Holbein the Younger. b.Augsburg, in Basel by 1515, citizen 1518. Died young. Painter and designer of woodcuts and metalcuts. Augsburg probably 1494-Basel(?)1519(?). The elder son of Hans Holbein the Elder (q.v.) and brother of Hans Holbein the Younger (q.v.) with whom he is portrayed in his father's drawing ‘Ambrosius and Hans Holbein’, dated 1511, in Berlin (Kupferstichkabinett). In 1515 he is recorded in Basel, after passing through Stein-am-Rhein where he worked on wall-paintings in the monastery of Saint George. In 1517 he was admitted to the painters' guild in Basel, where in the following year he became a citizen. His small oeuvre has in the past been partly confused with his brother's early work, but he has always been considered a portrait painter and draughtsman of considerable sensitivity.
Bibliography: Rowlands 1993; C. Müller, ' Katalog der Zeichnungen des15. und 16. Jahrhunderts, Teil 2a, Die Zeichnungen von Hans Holbein dem Jüngeren und Ambrosius Holbein', Basel, 1996.

48 related objects

book; print; title-page

Museum number: 1949,0411.4967 |
Producer name: Print made by:Jacob FaberAfter:Ambrosius Holbein |
Production date: 1521 |
Production place: Published in:Basel

book; print; book-illustration

Title: De Optimo Reip.Statu, Deque noua insula Vtopia, li Epigrammata...Thomae Mori |
Museum number: 1904,0206.53 |
Producer name: Print made by:Hans Holbein the YoungerPrint made by:Urs Graf |
Production date: 1518 |
Production place: Printed in:Basel

drawing

Museum number: 1926,0410.1 |
Producer name: BIOG31808 Drawn by:Ambrosius Holbein |
Production date: 1517-1519

drawing

Museum number: 1890,0512.157 |
Producer name: BIOG31808 Drawn by:Ambrosius Holbein |
Production date: 1512-1514

illustrated book; print; title-page

Museum number: 1857,0613.206-240 |
Producer name: Print made by:Ambrosius HolbeinPrint made by:Jacob Faber |
Production date: 1519 |
Production place: Published in:Basel

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1874,0711.1812 |
Producer name: Print made by:Ambrosius HolbeinPrint made by:Hans Holbein the Younger |
Production date: 1517 |
Production place: Printed in:Basel

print; title-page

Museum number: 1862,0517.3 |
Producer name: Print made by:Ambrosius HolbeinPrinted by:Johann Froben |
Production date: 1519 1518 |
Production place: Printed in:Basel

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1875,0508.1606 |
Producer name: Print made by:Ambrosius HolbeinPrinted by:Heinrich Petri |
Production date: 1517 1567 |
Production place: Printed in:Basel

print; book-illustration; book

Museum number: 1904,0206.55 |
Producer name: Print made by:Hans Holbein the YoungerPrint made by:Ambrosius Holbein |
Production date: 1519 |
Production place: Published in:Basel

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1875,0508.1620 |
Producer name: BIOG31808 Print made by:Ambrosius Holbein |
Production date: 1518

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1862,0517.13 |
Producer name: Print made by:Ambrosius HolbeinPrinted by:Johann Froben |
Production date: 1518 |
Production place: Printed in:Basel

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1862,0517.12 |
Producer name: Attributed to:Ambrosius HolbeinFormerly attributed to:Hans Holbein the Younger |
Production date: 1516 1518 |
Production place: Printed in:Basel

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1855,1208.272 |
Producer name: Print made by:Ambrosius HolbeinPrint made by:Hans Holbein the Younger |
Production date: 1518 |
Production place: Printed in:Basel

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1855,1208.279 |
Producer name: Attributed to:Ambrosius HolbeinFormerly attributed to:Hans Holbein the Younger |
Production date: 1516 1518 |
Production place: Printed in:Basel

print; title-page

Museum number: 1895,0122.1071 |
Producer name: Print made by:Ambrosius HolbeinPrinted by:Johann Knoblouch |
Production date: 1517 |
Production place: Printed in:Strasbourg (Bas-Rhin)

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1874,0711.1805 |
Producer name: Print made by:Ambrosius HolbeinPrinted by:Johann Froben |
Production date: 1518 |
Production place: Printed in:Basel

print; title-page

Museum number: 1895,0122.1122 |
Producer name: Print made by:Ambrosius HolbeinPrinted by:Johann Froben |
Production date: 1519 1518 |
Production place: Printed in:Basel

print; title-page

Museum number: 1895,0122.1117 |
Producer name: Print made by:Ambrosius HolbeinPrinted by:Johann Froben |
Production date: 1517 1518 |
Production place: Printed in:Basel

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1992,U.108 |
Producer name: Print made by:Ambrosius HolbeinPrinted by:Johann Froben |
Production date: 1517 |
Production place: Printed in:Basel

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1862,0517.6 |
Producer name: Print made by:Ambrosius HolbeinPrinted by:Johann Froben |
Production date: 1518 |
Production place: Printed in:Basel

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1895,0122.1125 |
Producer name: Print made by:Ambrosius HolbeinPrinted by:Johann Froben |
Production date: 1517 1518 |
Production place: Printed in:Basel

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1895,0122.1126 |
Producer name: Print made by:Ambrosius HolbeinPrinted by:Johann Froben |
Production date: 1518 |
Production place: Printed in:Basel

print; title-page

Museum number: 1875,0710.909 |
Producer name: Print made by:Ambrosius HolbeinPrinted by:Adam Petri |
Production date: 1517 1520 |
Production place: Printed in:Basel

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1855,1208.280 |
Producer name: Print made by:Ambrosius HolbeinPrinted by:Johann Froben |
Production date: 1518 |
Production place: Printed in:Basel

print; title-page

Museum number: 1871,1209.484 |
Producer name: Print made by:Ambrosius HolbeinPrinted by:Johann Froben |
Production date: 1517 1518 |
Production place: Printed in:Basel

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1862,0517.4 |
Producer name: Print made by:Ambrosius HolbeinPrinted by:Johann Froben |
Production date: 1517 |
Production place: Printed in:Basel

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1895,1031.1007 |
Producer name: Attributed to:Hans Holbein the YoungerFormerly attributed to:Ambrosius Holbein |
Production date: 1510-1530

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1862,0517.8 |
Producer name: Print made by:Ambrosius HolbeinPrinted by:Johann Froben |
Production date: 1518 |
Production place: Printed in:Basel

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1871,1209.487 |
Producer name: BIOG31808 Print made by:Ambrosius Holbein |
Production date: 1517

print; title-page

Museum number: 1874,0711.1819 |
Producer name: Print made by:Ambrosius HolbeinPrinted by:Johann Knoblouch |
Production date: 1517 |
Production place: Printed in:Strasbourg (Bas-Rhin)

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1981,U.2036 |
Producer name: Print made by:Ambrosius HolbeinPrinted by:Johann Froben |
Production date: 1518 1520 |
Production place: Printed in:Basel

print; title-page

Museum number: 1900,1019.32 |
Producer name: After:Ambrosius HolbeinPrint made by:Hans Franck |
Production date: 1519 |
Production place: Printed in:Basel

print; title-page

Museum number: 1874,0711.1807 |
Producer name: Print made by:Ambrosius HolbeinPrinted by:Johann Knoblouch |
Production date: 1519 1517 |
Production place: Printed in:Strasbourg (Bas-Rhin)

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1895,0122.1120 |
Producer name: Print made by:Ambrosius HolbeinPrint made by:Hans Holbein the Younger |
Production date: 1517 1518 |
Production place: Printed in:Basel

print; title-page

Museum number: 1862,0517.2 |
Producer name: Print made by:Ambrosius HolbeinPrinted by:Johann Froben |
Production date: 1519 1518 |
Production place: Printed in:Basel

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1895,0122.1123 |
Producer name: Print made by:Ambrosius HolbeinPrinted by:Andreas Cratander |
Production date: 1518 1523 |
Production place: Printed in:Basel

print; illustrated book

Museum number: 1972,U.97 |
Producer name: Print made by:Ambrosius HolbeinPrint made by:Hans Holbein the Younger |
Production date: 1518 |
Production place: Published in:Basel

print; title-page

Museum number: 1871,1209.488 |
Producer name: Print made by:Ambrosius HolbeinPrinted by:Johann Froben |
Production date: 1518 1519 |
Production place: Printed in:Basel

print; title-page

Museum number: 1895,0122.1118 |
Producer name: Print made by:Ambrosius HolbeinPrinted by:Johann Froben |
Production date: 1519 1517 |
Production place: Printed in:Basel

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1874,1212.426 |
Producer name: Print made by:Ambrosius HolbeinPrinted by:Johann Froben |
Production date: 1517 |
Production place: Printed in:Basel

print; title-page

Museum number: 1856,0614.119 |
Producer name: Print made by:Ambrosius HolbeinPrinted by:Johann Froben |
Production date: 1519 1517 |
Production place: Printed in:Basel

print; title-page

Museum number: 1971,0619.8 |
Producer name: Print made by:Ambrosius HolbeinPrinted by:Johann Froben |
Production date: 1518 1521 |
Production place: Printed in:Basel

print; title-page

Museum number: 1871,1209.480 |
Producer name: Print made by:Ambrosius HolbeinPrinted by:Johann Knoblouch |
Production date: 1521 1517 |
Production place: Printed in:Strasbourg (Bas-Rhin)

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1900,1019.119 |
Producer name: Print made by:Ambrosius HolbeinPrint made by:Hans Holbein the Younger |
Production date: 1517 1518 |
Production place: Printed in:Basel

print; title-page

Museum number: 1895,0122.1119 |
Producer name: Print made by:Ambrosius HolbeinPrinted by:Johann Froben |
Production date: 1518 |
Production place: Printed in:Basel

print; title-page

Museum number: 1856,0614.118 |
Producer name: Print made by:Ambrosius HolbeinPrinted by:Johann Froben |
Production date: 1520 |
Production place: Printed in:Basel

title-page; illustrated book

Museum number: 1904,0206.52 |
Producer name: Print made by:Ambrosius HolbeinPublished by:Andreas Cratander |
Production date: 1519 |
Production place: Published in:Basel

title-page; print; illustrated book

Museum number: 1972,U.98 |
Producer name: Print made by:Ambrosius HolbeinPublished by:Pamphilus Gengenbach |
Production date: 1518 |
Production place: Published in:Basel

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