Head of a Female Saint, Hans Holbein the Younger, circa 1515–16

This head, along with its companion piece head of a male saint, was already in this format in the 16th century in the amerbach collection, but the pair were certainly cut from one or more larger panels of a retable or altarpiece. In 1586, basilius amerbach noted these pieces as "h. Holbein's first work", though doubts have occasionally been raised about the attribution. References müller, christian; stephan kemperdick; maryan ainsworth; et al, hans holbein the younger: the basel years, 1515–1532, munich: prestel, 2006, isbn 9783791335803, p. 136. Rowlands, john, holbein: the paintings of hans holbein the younger, boston: david r. Godine, 1985, isbn 0879235780, p. 125 strong, roy, holbein: the complete paintings, london: granada, 1980, isbn 0586051449, p. 12. Object Type: painting. Genre: religious art. Date: circa 1515–16. Dimensions: 23.5 × 21.5 cm (9.2 × 8.4 in). Medium: oil and tempera on wood, spruce wood. Collection: Kunstmuseum Basel. Head of a Female Saint, by Hans Holbein the Younger