Hans Baldung Grien
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- Born
- Hans Baldung Grien was born, sources differ on the date (in 1484 and in the 1480s).
- Died
- Hans Baldung Grien died in September 1545.
- Nationality
- Germany.
- Occupation
- painter, illustrator, engraver, graphic designer, stained-glass artist and book artist.
- Fields
- portrait and religious painting.
- Movements
- German Renaissance.
- Known for
- Adam and Eve, The Ages and Death, Eve and the Serpent and Death.
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1545
Hans Baldung Grien died at Strasbourg.
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Hans Baldung Grien was born at Schwäbisch Gmünd.
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Hans Baldung Grien died at Strasbourg.
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The circumstances in which Hans Baldung Grien stands. Knight of the Order of Malta, Hospitaller of St.
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- Gemeinsame Normdatei 1124026274, Hans Baldung Grien, das graphische Werk.
General reference · Deutsche Nationalbibliothek
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- Wikidata, structured authority record Q164696: Hans Baldung Grien
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Bibliography printed in the source article · 9
- Bartrum, Giulia. German Renaissance Prints, 1490–1550. British Museum Press. 1995. 978-0-7141-2604-3.
- Koerner, Joseph. The Moment of Self-Portraiture in German Renaissance Art. University of Chicago Press. 1993. 978-0-226-44999-9.
- Bach, Sibylle Weber am. Hans Baldung Grien (1484/85-1545). Marienbilder in der Reformation. Schnell & Steiner. 6. 2006.
- Hagen, Rainer. La peinture du XVIe siècle. Taschen. 2001. 3-8228-5559-6.
- Kelleher, Bradford D. Gothic and Renaissance Art in Nuremberg, 1300-1550. Metropolitan Museum of Art. 1986. 978-0-87099-466-1.
- Meyer, Julius. Allgemeines Künstler-Lexicon. Wilhelm Engelmann. 2nd. Vol. 1878.
- Nagler, Georg Kaspar. Die Monogrammisten und diejenigen bekannten und unbekannten Künstler aller Schulen. Georg Franz. 3rd. Vol. 1863.
- Nenonen, Marko. Writing witch-hunt histories: Challenging the Paradigm. Brill. 2013. 978-90-04-25791-7.
- Thomas, Joseph. Universal Pronouncing Dictionary of Biography and Mythology. J.B. Lippincott and Company. 1st Vol. 1870.
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Gemeinsame Normdatei 1124026274, Hans Baldung Grien, das graphische Werk.Deutsche Nationalbibliothek
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Wikidata, structured authority record Q164696: Hans Baldung GrienWikimedia Foundation
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Hans Baldung Grien was recorded at birth as Hans Baldung. The authorities additionally record the heading Grun Baldung. His recorded language was German. He was the child of Johann Baldung. One child is recorded: Margaretha Baldung. Grien worked in painting. His work is associated with German Renaissance. He worked at Nuremberg, Strasbourg, Freiburg im Breisgau and Halle (Saale). Grien worked at Freiburg im Breisgau. Grien worked at Halle (Saale). Grien worked at Strasbourg. Grien worked at Nuremberg.
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Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Städel Museum, Minneapolis Institute of Art and Museo del Prado
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The Encyclopedia exists whether or not anything is for sale. Corrections are recorded rather than overwritten, and every version of this record is kept. Published 14 August 2026.
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