27. The beautiful "Portrait of a Lady with a Squirrel and a Starling" is the work of which German Renaissance painter, who also painted various portraits of Henry VIII?
From Quiz Maus in the Haus
Answer:
Hans Holbein the Younger
Executed in 1526-1528, during Hans Holbein the Younger's first stay in England, "Portrait of a Lady with a Squirrel and a Starling" depicts a young woman believed to be Anne Lovell, wife of Sir Francis Lovell, a courtier of Henry VIII. The woman, who wears a distinctive white fur hat, is set against a plain blue background, where a starling can be seen perching on a branch; the chained squirrel she holds in her lap is eating a nut. While the starling is believed to be a pun on the name of the sitter's residence, the squirrel may refer to the coat of arms of the Lovell family, on which six red squirrels appear. The painting has been part of the collections of London's National Gallery since 1992.
A highly accomplished artist, Hans Holbein the Younger was one of the foremost portrait painters of his time. During his second stay in England, which lasted from 1532 to his death in 1543, he became Henry VIII's official painter, and created numerous portraits of the King and his family.
Of the artists listed as wrong answers, Bosch was Dutch, not German.