''Portrait of Nicolaus Kratzer'' is a 1528 half-length portrait by
Hans Holbein the Younger. It is now in the
Louvre
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whilst a copy after it hangs in the
National Portrait Gallery.
It shows the astronomer
Nikolaus Kratzer, a friend of
Thomas More
Sir Thomas More (7 February 1478 – 6 July 1535), venerated in the Catholic Church as Saint Thomas More, was an English lawyer, judge, social philosopher, author, statesman, and noted Renaissance humanist. He also served Henry VIII as Lord ...
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.
See also
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List of paintings by Hans Holbein the Younger
References
External links
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Paintings in the Louvre by German artists
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1528 paintings
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