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Hans Collection

"Hans: A Master of Art and Imagination" Hans, a name that echoes through the annals of art history

Background imageHans Collection: MEMLING, Hans (1433-1494). Passion of the Christ

MEMLING, Hans (1433-1494). Passion of the Christ. 1840. Flemish art. Oil on wood. ITALY. Turin. Galleria Sabauda (Sabauda Gallery)

Background imageHans Collection: ANDERSEN: LITTLE MERMAID. The Little Mermaid. Drawing, 1932, by Jeannie Harbour for the fairy tale

ANDERSEN: LITTLE MERMAID. The Little Mermaid. Drawing, 1932, by Jeannie Harbour for the fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen

Background imageHans Collection: Mary, Lady Heveningham, c1532-1543 (1945). Artist: Hans Holbein the Younger

Mary, Lady Heveningham, c1532-1543 (1945). Artist: Hans Holbein the Younger
Mary, Lady Heveningham, c1532-1543 (1945). Mary Shelton (1510/15-1570/71), wife of Sir Anthony Heveningham, daughter of Sir John Shelton, and cousin of Queen Anne

Background imageHans Collection: Portrait of King Henry VIII of England, 1540. Creator: Holbein, Hans, the Younger (1497-1543)

Portrait of King Henry VIII of England, 1540. Creator: Holbein, Hans, the Younger (1497-1543)
Portrait of King Henry VIII of England, 1540. Found in the Collection of Galleria Nazionale d Arte Antica, Rome

Background imageHans Collection: The Last Man, Hans Bohrdt - Propaganda - German navy officer

The Last Man, Hans Bohrdt - Propaganda - German navy officer
In 1915 Hans Bohrdt created his most famous illustration which is called " The Last Man". The image shows a German navy officer holding up a German flag as his ship sinks because he would

Background imageHans Collection: Portrait of King Henry VIII of England, 1537-1541

Portrait of King Henry VIII of England, 1537-1541. Found in the Collection of Walker Art Gallery

Background imageHans Collection: They saw the shining potion glistening in her hand. Drawing, 1911

They saw the shining potion glistening in her hand. Drawing, 1911, by Edmund Dulac for the fairy tale by Hans Christian
ANDERSEN: LITTLE MERMAID. They saw the shining potion glistening in her hand. Drawing, 1911, by Edmund Dulac for the fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen

Background imageHans Collection: Farmlands, Donegal

Farmlands, Donegal (c.1929 - 30). Iten, Hans 1874-1930. Date: 1929-1930 (circa)

Background imageHans Collection: HOLBEIN, Hans, the Younger (1497-1547). Portrait

HOLBEIN, Hans, the Younger (1497-1547). Portrait
" HOLBEIN, Hans, " the Younger" (1497-1547). Portrait of Henry VIII. 1540. Renaissance art. Oil on wood. ITALY. Rome. Barberini Palace and National Gallery of Ancient Art."

Background imageHans Collection: DANCE OF DEATH, 1538. Death and the Soldier. Woodcut by Hans Holbein the Younger

DANCE OF DEATH, 1538. Death and the Soldier. Woodcut by Hans Holbein the Younger, from The Dance of Death, published in 1538

Background imageHans Collection: The Ambassadors By Hans Holbein The Younger. From The Worlds Greatest Paintings

The Ambassadors By Hans Holbein The Younger. From The Worlds Greatest Paintings, Published By Odhams Press, London, 1934

Background imageHans Collection: Rutherford and Geiger in laboratory

Rutherford and Geiger in laboratory
Ernest Rutherford (left) & Hans Geiger in their laboratory at Manchester University in about 1908. They are seen with the instrumentation they used to detect & count alpha particles from a radio

Background imageHans Collection: Portrait of Jane Seymour by Holbein, 1536, (1936). Creator: Hans Holbein the Younger

Portrait of Jane Seymour by Holbein, 1536, (1936). Creator: Hans Holbein the Younger
Jane Seymour, 1936. Jane Seymour (c1508- 1537). Queen of England 1536-1537, third wife of King Henry VIII. She died two weeks after birth of a son who would become King Edward VI

Background imageHans Collection: Young Woman with a Pink, ca. 1485-90. Creator: Hans Memling

Young Woman with a Pink, ca. 1485-90. Creator: Hans Memling
Young Woman with a Pink, ca. 1485-90. Once part of an allegorical diptych - the pink symbolizing betrothal or marriage

Background imageHans Collection: Mary, Duchess of Richmond and Somerset, c1532-1533 (1945). Artist: Hans Holbein the Younger

Mary, Duchess of Richmond and Somerset, c1532-1533 (1945). Artist: Hans Holbein the Younger
Mary, Duchess of Richmond and Somerset, c1532-1533 (1945). Mary FitzRoy, Duchess of Richmond and Somerset (1519-1557), formerly Lady Mary Howard

Background imageHans Collection: Old woman (witch or fairy) spinning, 1547. Artist: Hans Holbein the Younger

Old woman (witch or fairy) spinning, 1547. Artist: Hans Holbein the Younger
Old woman (witch or fairy) spinning, 1547. Woodcut attributed to Holbein from an edition of De consolatione philosophiae by the Roman scholar and philosopher Boethius

Background imageHans Collection: Colt Guns and Rifles

Colt Guns and Rifles - breech-loading arms. circa late 19th century

Background imageHans Collection: Jerusalem / Model 1st C

Jerusalem / Model 1st C
A reconstruction of JERUSALEM at the time of the second temple before the town was ransacked by the Romans. The model was made between 1964 and 1967 by Hans Kroch. Date: 66 AD

Background imageHans Collection: PHASES OF THE MOON, 1534. Woodcut designed by Hans Holbein the Younger from Sebastian

PHASES OF THE MOON, 1534. Woodcut designed by Hans Holbein the Younger from Sebastian Munsters Canones super novum instrumentum luminarium, Basel, Switzerland, 1534

Background imageHans Collection: Thumbelina flies off with her Fairy Prince

Thumbelina flies off with her Fairy Prince
Thumbelina meets the Fairy Prince and flies off with him, and they live Happily Ever After. Illustration to a fairytale by Hans Christian Andersen, first published 1835

Background imageHans Collection: Thumbelina flies away on the Swallows back

Thumbelina flies away on the Swallows back
Thumbelina escapes from the Field Mouse and the Mole on the back of the Swallow. Illustration to a fairytale by Hans Christian Andersen, first published 1835

Background imageHans Collection: Thumbelina kisses the Swallow goodbye

Thumbelina kisses the Swallow goodbye
Thumbelina stands on tiptoe and kisses the Swallow goodbye. Illustration to a fairytale by Hans Christian Andersen, first published 1835

Background imageHans Collection: Anne of Cleves, 1539, (1909). Artist: Hans Holbein the Younger

Anne of Cleves, 1539, (1909). Artist: Hans Holbein the Younger
Anne of Cleves, 1539, (1909). Henry VIII married Anne (1515-1557), a German Protestant princess, in 1540 for political reasons at the urging of his Chancellor, Thomas Cromwell

Background imageHans Collection: Sir John Gage, c1532-1543 (1945). Artist: Hans Holbein the Younger

Sir John Gage, c1532-1543 (1945). Artist: Hans Holbein the Younger
Sir John Gage, c1532-1543 (1945). Sir John Gage KG (1479-1556) was an English courtier during the Tudor period. He held a number of offices

Background imageHans Collection: Grace, Lady Parker, c1540-1543 (1945). Artist: Hans Holbein the Younger

Grace, Lady Parker, c1540-1543 (1945). Artist: Hans Holbein the Younger
Grace, Lady Parker, c1540-1543 (1945). Lady Grace Parker (born 1515) Lady Parker was married to Sir Henry Parker in 1523 at the age of eight

Background imageHans Collection: Cardinal Fisher, Bishop of Rochester, 1532-1534 (1945). Artist: Hans Holbein the Younger

Cardinal Fisher, Bishop of Rochester, 1532-1534 (1945). Artist: Hans Holbein the Younger
Cardinal Fisher, Bishop of Rochester, 1532-1534 (1945). John Fisher (c. 19 October 1469 - 22 June 1535), venerated by Roman Catholics as Saint John Fisher

Background imageHans Collection: Thomas Cromwell, Earl of Essex, c1537, (1902). Artist: Hans Holbein the Younger

Thomas Cromwell, Earl of Essex, c1537, (1902). Artist: Hans Holbein the Younger
Thomas Cromwell, Earl of Essex, c1537, (1902). Cromwell (c1485-1540) was King Henry VIII of Englands chief minister

Background imageHans Collection: Captain Hans Langsdorff of the Admiral Graf Spee

Captain Hans Langsdorff of the Admiral Graf Spee
Dressed in white, Captain Hans Wilhelm Langsdorff (1894 - 1939), German captain of the Admiral Graf Spee pocket-battleship photographed in Montevideo, Uruguay

Background imageHans Collection: The Parable of the Sower and the Weeds, from Das Plenarium, 1517

The Parable of the Sower and the Weeds, from Das Plenarium, 1517

Background imageHans Collection: Portrait of a Young Woman (Catherine Howard), ca. 1540-1545. Artist: Holbein, Hans, the Younger

Portrait of a Young Woman (Catherine Howard), ca. 1540-1545. Artist: Holbein, Hans, the Younger, Workshop of
Portrait of a Young Woman (Catherine Howard), ca. 1540-1545. Found in the collection of Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Background imageHans Collection: Frances, Countess of Surrey, c1532-1533 (1945). Artist: Hans Holbein the Younger

Frances, Countess of Surrey, c1532-1533 (1945). Artist: Hans Holbein the Younger
Frances, Countess of Surrey, c1532-1533 (1945). Frances Howard, (nee de Vere), Countess of Surrey (c. 1516-1577) was daughter of John de Vere, 15th Earl of Oxford, and Elizabeth Trussell

Background imageHans Collection: Mary, Lady Monteagle, c1538-1540 (1945). Artist: Hans Holbein the Younger

Mary, Lady Monteagle, c1538-1540 (1945). Artist: Hans Holbein the Younger
Mary, Lady Monteagle, c1538-1540 (1945). Lady Mary Brandon, Baroness Monteagle (1510-1540/1544), was an English noblewoman, and the daughter of Charles Brandon, 1st Duke of Suffolk

Background imageHans Collection: The Merchant Georg Gisze, 1532. Artist: Hans Holbein the Younger

The Merchant Georg Gisze, 1532. Artist: Hans Holbein the Younger
The Merchant Georg Gisze, 1532. Painting housed in the Gemaldegalerie, Berlin. From A History of Painting, Volume IV by Haldane MacFall. [T. C. and E. C. Jack, London & Edinburgh, 1911]

Background imageHans Collection: Hans Holbein the Younger (1497-1543)

Hans Holbein the Younger (1497-1543)
The Ambassadors, 1533. Portrays Jean de Dinteville and Georges de Selve, the ambassadors of Francis I of France. National Gallery. London. England

Background imageHans Collection: Great Theatre, Berlin, Germany

Great Theatre, Berlin, Germany
Interior view of the Great Theatre (Grosse Schauspielhaus), Berlin, Germany. It was designed by Hans Poelzig for the theatre impresario Max Reinhardt. 1920

Background imageHans Collection: PETER MARTYR (1500-1562). Pietro Martire Vermigli. Florentine Augustinian abbot

PETER MARTYR (1500-1562). Pietro Martire Vermigli. Florentine Augustinian abbot and religious reformer. Oil on canvas, 1560, by Hans Asper

Background imageHans Collection: Dance Macabre of skeletons and kings, cardinals, emperors

Dance Macabre of skeletons and kings, cardinals, emperors
A parade of skeletons of Death accompany Emperors, Kings, Cardinals, Bishops and other Nobles in a Danse Macabre. Copied from an engraving by Hollar in The History of St

Background imageHans Collection: NORWEGIAN SECTARIANS

NORWEGIAN SECTARIANS
Norwegian followers of Hans Nielsen Hauge (1771-1824) meet for a prayer meeting in a peasant home Date: 1852

Background imageHans Collection: Sir Thomas More, 1527, (1902). Artist: Hans Holbein the Younger

Sir Thomas More, 1527, (1902). Artist: Hans Holbein the Younger
Sir Thomas More, 1527, (1902). Portrait of More (1478-1535) as Henry VIIIs Lord Chancellor. More refused to subscribe to the Act of Supremacy which made Henry the head of the English Church

Background imageHans Collection: Princess Daisy of Pless with her son

Princess Daisy of Pless with her son
Daisy, Princess Henry of Pless (1873 - 1943), formerly Mary Theresa Olivia Cornwallis-West. A great Edwardian society beauty, she married one of Imperial Germanys wealthiest princes in 1891

Background imageHans Collection: HANSENs TYPEWRITER / 1880

HANSENs TYPEWRITER / 1880
The remarkable typewriter invented by Rasmus Hans Malling Johan Hansen (1835 - 1890) in 1865, using a completely novel writing ball system

Background imageHans Collection: Grimm / Hans the Hedgehog

Grimm / Hans the Hedgehog
The king makes a promise to Hans the hedgehog

Background imageHans Collection: Edward, Lord Clinton, c1532-1543 (1945). Artist: Hans Holbein the Younger

Edward, Lord Clinton, c1532-1543 (1945). Artist: Hans Holbein the Younger
Edward, Lord Clinton, c1532-1543 (1945). Edward Fiennes de Clinton, 1st Earl of Lincoln, KG (1512 -1584/85) was an English nobleman and Lord High Admiral

Background imageHans Collection: Jane, Lady Lister, c1532-1543 (1945). Artist: Hans Holbein the Younger

Jane, Lady Lister, c1532-1543 (1945). Artist: Hans Holbein the Younger
Jane, Lady Lister, c1532-1543 (1945). Jane Lister was the daughter of Ralph Shirley, an official of the court of Henry VII. The drawing is part of the Royal Collection Trust, Windsor Castle

Background imageHans Collection: ANNE BOLEYN (1507-1536). Second wife of King Henry VIII of England

ANNE BOLEYN (1507-1536). Second wife of King Henry VIII of England. Drawing by Hans Holbein the Younger, c1535

Background imageHans Collection: EDWARD VI OF ENGLAND (1537-1553). King of England and Ireland, 1547-1553. Wood

EDWARD VI OF ENGLAND (1537-1553). King of England and Ireland, 1547-1553. Wood, c1538, by Hans Holbein the Younger

Background imageHans Collection: The Tinder Box (Clarke)

The Tinder Box (Clarke)
Illustration to the tale by Hans Andersen

Background imageHans Collection: ANDERSEN: LITTLE MERMAID. Drawing, 1932, by Arthur Rackham for the fairy tale by Christian Hans

ANDERSEN: LITTLE MERMAID. Drawing, 1932, by Arthur Rackham for the fairy tale by Christian Hans Andersen



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"Hans: A Master of Art and Imagination" Hans, a name that echoes through the annals of art history. From the intricate brushstrokes of Memling's "Passion of the Christ" to Holbein, the Younger's captivating portraits, it has left an indelible mark on the world. In his hands, King Henry VIII comes to life in vivid detail. Whether it be the regal gaze captured in "Portrait of King Henry VIII of England, 1540, " or the introspective portrayal seen in "Portrait of King Henry VIII of England, 1537-1541, " Hans reveals both power and vulnerability within this iconic monarch. But Hans' talent extends beyond royal subjects. In Bohrdt's propaganda piece titled "The Last Man, " we witness his ability to evoke emotion and provoke thought with every stroke. Similarly, Edmund Dulac brings enchantment to life with his illustration for Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tale - a shining potion held delicately by a mysterious figure. Holbein, known for his attention to detail and realism, showcases his mastery once again in woodcuts like "Death and the Soldier" from The Dance of Death series. These haunting images remind us all that mortality is an ever-present companion. Yet amidst these somber depictions lies beauty too - as exemplified by Jeannie Harbour's drawing capturing Andersen's beloved character from "The Little Mermaid. " It transports us into a world where dreams merge seamlessly with reality. Hans' versatility shines through not only in portraiture but also landscapes like Donegal's farmlands - a testament to his ability to capture nature’s essence on canvas. And let us not forget Rutherford and Geiger immortalized forever in their laboratory by unknown hands; their groundbreaking scientific discoveries preserved for generations. Jane Seymour gazes back at us from Holbein’s portrait.