从1529年画家32岁时起便定居英国,安分守己的荷尔拜因便成为性情暴烈的亨利八世的宫廷画家。在以后的年代里为王公贵族画了众多肖像。他的主要艺术成就都反映在肖像艺术创作上,他决不矫揉造作地去故意美化和粉饰他们,往往以高度写实的手法,忠实地描绘自己对对象的直观感受和理解。由于对象本身的面貌神情,决定了他所作肖像难免带有贵族习气,显得呆板矜持,甚至有点做作。 Since 1529, when the painter was 32 years old, he settled in Britain, and Horby, a self-determined man, became the court painter of violent Henry VIII. In the later years for the kings and nobles drew a lot of portraits. His major artistic achievements are reflected in the portraits of portraiture. He never deliberately landscaping and whitewashing them, often faithfully depict his intuitive perception and understanding of objects through his highly realistic approach. Due to the appearance of the object itself, it is inevitable that the portraits made by him are aristocratic, seem dull and reserved, and even somewhat contrived.