Portrait of Georg Giese | |
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Artist | Hans Holbein, the younger |
Year | 1532 |
Medium | oil on wood |
Dimensions | 86 cm × 96 cm (34 in × 38 in) |
Location | Gemäldegalerie, Berlin |
Portrait of Georg Giese is a 1532 portrait by Hans Holbein the Younger, now in the Gemäldegalerie, Berlin.[1] It is one of a series of portraits of wealthy Hanseatic merchants made by Holbein in the 1530s. This series of portraits signals the increasing importance of the emerging merchant class, as they took their place on a world stage.