Hans Holbein the Elder (German: Hans Holbein der Altere; c. 1460 – 1524) was a German painter.

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Holbein was born in free imperial city of Augsburg (Germany), and died in Isenheim, Alsace (now France). He belonged to a celebrated family of painters; his father was Michael Holbein; his brother was Sigmund Holbein (died 1540). He had two sons, both artists and printmakers: Ambrosius Holbein (c. 1494 – c. 1519) and Hans Holbein the Younger (c. 1497 – 1543), who both had their first painting lessons from their father.

The date of Holbein’s birth is unknown. His name appears in the Augsburg tax books in 1494, superseding that of his father. As early as 1493, Holbein had a following, and he worked that year at the abbey at Weingarten, creating the wings of an altarpiece representing Joachim’s Offering, the Nativity of the Virgin Mary’s Presentation in the Temple, and the Presentation of Christ. Today they hang in separate panels in the cathedral of Augsburg.