# Hermann von Wedigh III (died 1560)

**Hans Holbein the Younger** (German, 1497–1543)  
1532  
Oil and gold on oak  
16 5/8 x 12 3/4 in. (42.2 x 32.4 cm), with added strip of 1/2 in. (1.3 cm) at bottom

Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 50.135.4. [The museum's record](https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/436658).

## About this work

Hans Holbein the Younger painted this in 1532, aged 35. 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 35
- Real size: about 17 × 13 in (42 × 32 cm). The 12 × 16 in print is close to life size.
- Century: 16th century
- Subjects: Men, Portraits, Latin
- Colour: indigo
- Rights: public domain (CC0 1.0); free to use for any purpose.

## Get it

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