portrait, nicolaus, kratzer, 1528, half, length, canvas, portrait, hans, holbein, younger, louvre, whilst, copy, after, hangs, national, portrait, gallery, shows, astronomer, nikolaus, kratzer, friend, thomas, more, holbein, himself, hand, holds, half, finishe. Portrait of Nicolaus Kratzer is a 1528 half length oil on canvas portrait by Hans Holbein the Younger It is now in the Louvre 1 whilst a copy after it hangs in the National Portrait Gallery 2 It shows the astronomer Nikolaus Kratzer a friend of Thomas More and Holbein himself In his hand he holds a half finished polyhedral sundial whilst on the shelves behind him are a semi circular star quadrant a shepherd s dial and other instruments Portrait of Nicolaus KratzerArtistHans Holbein the YoungerYear1528MediumTempera on wood oak Dimensions81 9 cm 64 8 cm 322 in 255 in LocationLouvre ParisWebsitehttp cartelen louvre fr cartelen visite srv car not frame amp idNotice 26243References Edit Portrait of Nicolaus Kratzer 1528 Copy of Holbein s portrait of Kratzer from the NPG This article about a sixteenth century painting is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Portrait of Nicolaus Kratzer amp oldid 1155613279, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
