text: This artist earned a far smaller annuity than his successor in one post, the female miniaturist LevinaTeerlinc.
full_question: This artist earned a far smaller annuity than his successor in one post, the female miniaturist LevinaTeerlinc. This artist was championed by a letter declaring that "the arts are freezing in this part of the world."This artist realistically depicted the effects of putrefaction on Christ lying horizontally in his tomb in hiswidest painting. The woodcut series he published in Basel include illustrations of Old Testament scenes calledthe Icones, as well as 42 Dances of Death. A Lutheran hymnal, a lute with a broken string, and an extremelyanamorphic skull appear in the most famous painting of this artist, who painted his close friend Erasmus. For10 points, name this German court painter to Henry VIII, who created The Ambassadors.
first_sentence: This artist earned a far smaller annuity than his successor in one post, the female miniaturist LevinaTeerlinc.
raw_answer: Hans Holbein the Younger 