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HOLBEIN, Hans the Younger: Portrait of John Chambers

🖼 Portrait of John Chambers, 1543
Oil on oak
58 × 40 cm
Vienna, Austria

Precise draftsmanship renders a dignified man in three-quarter view, his dark garments contrasting sharply against a muted background. Holbein's meticulous technique captures psychological depth through subtle facial modeling, establishing the Northern Renaissance portrait as a vehicle for individual character study.

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