![Designs_for_Pendant_Jewels_by_Hans_Holbein_ Six designs for Pendant Jewels; Ink and Washes on Paper](https://www.langantiques.com/university/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/Designs_for_Pendant_Jewels_by_Hans_Holbein_-q88jzx64x4khur6f6moo71kyxdnq5ft500oi13nmh4.jpg)
![Two Holbein Pendant Designs for Jeweled Initials. © The Trustees of the British Museum. Two Holbein Pendant Designs for Jeweled Initials. © The Trustees of the British Museum.](https://www.langantiques.com/university/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/Designs_for_Jewelled_Initial_Letters_by_Hans_Holbein-q88k00xhogpn570ykob6h0mtax570882cjafy7i1s8.jpg)
Holbeinesque (“in the manner of Holbein”) jewelry became popular around 1870 and can be characterized by a large oval gemstone in the center of polychrome enamel work. These neo-renaissance items were inspired by the designs of the famous, German, artist Hans Holbein the Younger (c. 1497-1543).
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![Two Holbein Pendant Designs for Jeweled Initials. © The Trustees of the British Museum. Two Holbein Pendant Designs for Jeweled Initials. © The Trustees of the British Museum.](https://www.langantiques.com/university/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/Designs_for_Jewelled_Initial_Letters_by_Hans_Holbein-q88k00xhogpn570ykob6h0mtax570882cjafy7i1s8.jpg)