Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun holbein_the_younger

1 sense of holbein the younger

Sense 1
Holbein, Hans Holbein, Holbein the Younger -- (German painter and engraver noted for his portraits; he was commissioned by Henry VIII to provide portraits of the English king's prospective brides (1497-1543))
       INSTANCE OF=> old master -- (a great European painter prior to 19th century)
       INSTANCE OF=> engraver -- (a skilled worker who can inscribe designs or writing onto a surface by carving or etching)