霍尔拜因(约1465～1524年)
Holbein, Hans, the Elder
德国画家，1493年前後在奥格斯堡确立其画家地位。1501年在法兰克福为道明会修道院画祭坛画。最着名的作品是那大而多面的祭坛画，但最好的一些作品是其富有洞察力的肖像，着名的是银点肖像画。1502年为埃赫施塔特（Eichstatt）大教堂和奥格斯堡、施特劳宾（Straubing）的教堂设计彩色玻璃窗。他的儿子小霍尔拜因（1497/1498～1543）也很杰出，在奥格斯堡接受他父亲的培训，约1515年移居巴塞尔，1519年进入画家公会，1521年创作重要的壁画。他也为出版商设计图书插画和木刻，着名的有描绘讽刺中世纪的《死亡之舞》中的四十九个场景的系列画（1523～1526）。其肖像画，包括伊拉斯谟斯的肖像（1523），具有色彩鲜明、有心理深度、细节丰富以及轮廓分明等特点。1526年前往英国，在那里画了德国商人和法官的肖像。1533年为亨利八世服务。在他最後的十年里，画了大约一百五十幅皇室和贵族的肖像，有的大如真人，有的则可袖藏。他还为国王设计在宫廷里和在正式场合穿的服装。他是有史以来最伟大的肖像画家。
English version：
约1465～1524年
Holbein, Hans, the Elder
German painter. Established as a painter in Augsburg by c. 1493, he painted an altarpiece for the Dominican monastery in Frankfurt in 1501. He is best known for his large, multipaneled altarpieces, but some of his finest works are his insightful portraits, notably his silverpoint portrait drawings. He designed stained-glass windows for Eichst?tt Cathedral (1502) and churches in Augsburg and Straubing. His illustrious son, Hans Holbein the Younger (1497/98-1543), trained with his father in Augsburg. He moved to Basel c. 1515, entered the painters' corporation in 1519, and was executing important murals by 1521. He also designed book illustrations and woodcuts for publishers, notably a series of 49 scenes illustrating the medieval allegory of the Dance of Death (1523-26). His portraits, including that of Desiderius Erasmus (1523), featured rich color, psychological depth, detailed accessories, and dramatic silhouette. In 1526 he went to England, where he painted portraits of German merchants and court personalities, and by 1533 he had entered the service of Henry VIII. In his last 10 years he produced some 150 life-size and miniature portraits of the royalty and nobility. He also designed fashions for the court and state robes for the king. He was one of the greatest portraitists of all time.