They were related, but far from the same.

The Italian Renaissance in art was focussed on beauty, harmony, and an idealised version of the human form, usually placed in graceful, quasi-mythical settings.

This was the kind of thing being painted in Italy during Holbein's life:

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Average Hans Holbein fan moment

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Good morning

"We can complain because rose bushes have thorns, or rejoice because thorns have roses."
Alphonse Karr

Hans Holbein the Younger ( 1497-1543 ) Portrait of Simon George 1536

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Hoku Humpback, painted with holbein acryla gouache

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Kaworu
225mm*337mm
maruman sketchbook
holbein watercolor
ようやく水貼りして描きました😅

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