Hans Holbein the Younger (c.1497– 7 October 1543) was a German-Swiss painter and printmaker who worked in a Northern Renaissance style. He produced religious art, satire, and Reformation propaganda, and he made a significant contribution to the history of book design. He is called "the Younger" to distinguish him from his father Hans Holbein the Elder, an accomplished painter of the Late Gothic school. Holbein was one of the most accomplished p ...