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Why was Holbein important as an artist?

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Why was Holbein important as an artist?

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Hans Holbein junior was the first German artist to achieve nearly photographic likeness in his portrait paintings. This got him the position as court painter to Henry VIII of England. His portraits of the king became models for court painters all over Europe.

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