holbein the elder

1. 1.

   German painter of religious works (1465-1524)

   SynonymsHolbeinHans Holbein

   Broaderold master

Questions about holbein the elder

What does holbein the elder mean?

holbein the elder means "German painter of religious works (1465-1524)".

What is another word for holbein the elder?

Close synonyms include Holbein, Hans Holbein. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is holbein the elder a common word?

holbein the elder is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.