Early Life, Family and Training To understand the precision of Hans Holbein the Younger, one must look to the workshop of his father, Hans Holbein the Elder. Born around 1497 in Augsburg, Germany, the artist was born into a lineage of technical rigor. His training was not a matter of abstract inspiration but a direct inheritance of craft. He received his first painting lessons from both his father and his grandfather, a foundation that prioritized the meticulous observation required for high-level draughtsmanship. This familial structure ensured that the technical standards of the German trad…