Where is "Portrait of a Man Holding Gloves and Letter" by HOLBEIN, Hans the Younger?

"Portrait of a Man Holding Gloves and Letter" is held in the permanent collection of Kunstmuseum Basel, Basel, Switzerland.

Which museum has "Portrait of a Man Holding Gloves and Letter"?

"Portrait of a Man Holding Gloves and Letter" is on display at Kunstmuseum Basel in Basel.

Who painted "Portrait of a Man Holding Gloves and Letter" and when?

"Portrait of a Man Holding Gloves and Letter" was painted by HOLBEIN, Hans the Younger in c. 1540.

What are the dimensions of "Portrait of a Man Holding Gloves and Letter"?

"Portrait of a Man Holding Gloves and Letter" measures 33 × 26 cm.

What art movement is "Portrait of a Man Holding Gloves and Letter" associated with?

"Portrait of a Man Holding Gloves and Letter" is a work of German, Renaissance, painted by HOLBEIN, Hans the Younger.

Can I see "Portrait of a Man Holding Gloves and Letter" in person?

Yes — "Portrait of a Man Holding Gloves and Letter" is on permanent display at Kunstmuseum Basel in Basel. Check the museum website for current opening hours.

HOLBEIN, Hans the Younger: Portrait of a Man Holding Gloves and Letter

✦ HOLBEIN, Hans the Younger

🖼 Portrait of a Man Holding Gloves and Letter, c. 1540

◈ Oil on wood

⊞ 33 × 26 cm

▣ Kunstmuseum Basel

◎ Basel, Switzerland

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Rendered in precise detail, a soberly dressed man gazes outward while clutching gloves and a letter—symbols of his status and correspondence. Holbein's penetrating realism captures Renaissance bourgeois identity through intimate portraiture, establishing the Northern European model for psychological depth in sixteenth-century portraiture.

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