▁was ▁near ▁Italy , ▁with ▁close ▁commercial ▁connections ▁to ▁Ven ice . ▁Sig ism und ▁was ▁also ▁a ▁painter , ▁but ▁Hans ▁had ▁the ▁lead ▁of ▁the ▁partners hip ▁and ▁signed ▁all ▁the ▁works ▁they ▁produced . ▁ ▁After ▁ 1 5 1 6 ▁Hol be in ▁was ▁declared ▁a ▁tax ▁def a ul ter ▁in ▁A ugs burg , ▁which ▁forced ▁him ▁to ▁accept ▁comm issions ▁abroad . ▁At ▁Iss en heim ▁in ▁Als ace , ▁where ▁Matth ias ▁Gr ü new ald ▁was ▁employed ▁at ▁the ▁time , ▁Hol be in ▁found ▁pat rons ▁and ▁was ▁contract ed ▁to ▁complete ▁an ▁alt arp ie ce . ▁His ▁brother ▁Sig ism und ▁and ▁others ▁su ed ▁him ▁in ▁A ugs burg ▁for ▁un pa id ▁deb ts . ▁P urs ued ▁by ▁A ugs burg ▁authorities , ▁he ▁fled ▁Iss en heim , ▁abandon ing ▁his ▁work ▁and ▁equipment , ▁and ▁went ▁to ▁Bas el . ▁He ▁died ▁two ▁years ▁later ▁at ▁an ▁unknown ▁location . ▁After ▁ 1 5 2 4 ▁his ▁name ▁no ▁longer ▁appeared ▁on ▁the ▁register ▁of ▁the ▁A ugs burg ▁gu ild . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁Early ▁Renaissance ▁painting ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Hans ▁Hol be in ▁the ▁E lder ▁Gallery . ▁ ▁Category : 1 4 6 0 s ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 5 2 4 ▁death s ▁Category : 1 5 th - century ▁German ▁pain ters ▁Category : G erman ▁male ▁pain ters ▁Category : 1 6 th - century ▁German