List of paintings by Hans Holbein the Younger

[2] He also made a significant contribution to the history of book design, and produced religious art, satire, and Reformation propaganda.

When the Reformation reached Basel, Holbein produced works for reformist clients while continuing to serve traditional religious patrons.

His late-Gothic style was influenced by artistic trends in Italy, France and the Netherlands, as well as by Renaissance humanism, resulting in a combined aesthetic that was uniquely his own.

After returning to Basel for four years, in 1532 he resumed his career in England, where he worked for Anne Boleyn and Thomas Cromwell, and was appointed King's Painter to Henry VIII.

His portraits of the king and his family and courtiers provide a vivid record of a brilliant court, during a momentous period when Henry was assuming power as the Supreme Head of the English church.