Portrait of Philipp Melanchthon, Hans Holbein the Younger, circa 1535

Philipp melanchthon (1497–1560) was a theologian and one of the leaders of the german reformation. It is unlikely holbein ever met him; and he may have based this portrait on pictures by cranach or dürer (buck, p. 71). Holbein also painted a decorative lid for this small painting. Object Type: painting. Genre: portrait. Date: circa 1535. Dimensions: diameter: 9 cm (3.5 in). Medium: oil on oak panel. Depicted People: Philipp Melanchthon. Collection: Landesmuseum Hannover. Portrait of Philip Melanchthon, by Hans Holbein the Younger