Holbein Der Kaufmann Georg Gisze in the Gemäldegalerie in Berlin

Holbein: Der Kaufmann Georg Gisze in the Gemäldegalerie in Berlin

Der Kaufmann Georg Gisze / Portrait of George Giese (1532) by Hans Holbein the Younger shows how far art developed in a century. This portrait of a Hanseatic merchant in his London office is a detailed painting full of symbols and symbolism.

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