# Erasmus of Rotterdam

**Hans Holbein the Younger** (German, 1497–1543)  
ca. 1532  
Oil on linden panel  
7 1/4 x 5 9/16 in. (18.4 x 14.2 cm); painted surface 6 15/16 x 5 1/2 in. (17.6 x 14 cm)

Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1975.1.138. [The museum's record](https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/459080).

## About this work

Hans Holbein the Younger painted this in about 1532, aged about 30. It is now at The Met in New York.

### How it was made

- **Oil paint.** Pigment ground in a drying oil, usually linseed. It dries slowly, so painters could blend on the canvas, build up thin translucent glazes, and rework a picture over weeks. Canvas replaced wooden panels in the 1500s because it is lighter and can be rolled.

### [Hans Holbein the Younger](https://www.ochreeditions.com/artists/hans-holbein-the-younger)

German, 1497–1543; born in Augsburg; died in London

## Facts

- Type: Paintings
- The artist was about 30
- Real size: about 7 × 5½ in (18 × 14 cm). The original is small: even the 8 × 10 in print shows it larger than life.
- Century: 16th century
- Subjects: Men, Portraits
- Colour: brown
- Rights: public domain (CC0 1.0); free to use for any purpose.

## Get it

- Free download, full resolution: https://img.ochreeditions.com/m/1255.jpg?dl=1
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- Giclée reproduction on Hahnemühle Photo Rag: 8 × 10 in $28; 11 × 14 in $38
- Framed reproduction: 8 × 10 in $78; 11 × 14 in $98
- Canvas reproduction: 8 × 10 in $58
- Print-ready file: 8 × 10 in $2; 11 × 14 in $2

Sizes stop where the museum's file would print below 150 pixels per inch. Everything sold is a reproduction, made to order. [Order a print](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/erasmus-of-rotterdam-met-459080).