Hans Holbein the Younger, The Merchant Georg Gisze


This merchant is a man of business, yet as Holbein reminds us, the material world isn’t all there is.

Hans Holbein the Younger, The Merchant Georg Gisze, 1532, oil on oak, 97.5 x 86.2 cm (Gemäldegalerie, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin)


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Cite this page as: Dr. Steven Zucker and Dr. Beth Harris, "Hans Holbein the Younger, The Merchant Georg Gisze," in Smarthistory, November 28, 2015, accessed March 19, 2024, https://smarthistory.org/hans-holbein-the-younger-the-merchant-georg-gisze/.