- Holbein the Elder
- nounGerman painter of religious works (1465-1524)• Syn: ↑Holbein, ↑Hans Holbein• Instance Hypernyms: ↑old master
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Hans Holbein (The Elder) — Hans Holbein † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Hans Holbein (The Elder Holbein) A German painter; b. at Augsburg about 1460; d. at Isenheim, Alsace, in 1524. Except that he was born in the Bavarian centre of art, culture, and commerce,… … Catholic encyclopedia
Hans Holbein the Elder — Hans Holbein (c. 1460 ndash; 1524) was a German painter. [cite web|url=http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/07385a.htm|title=Hans Holbein|work=Catholic Encyclopedia |accessdate=2007 02 18] He was born in Augsburg, Bavaria and died in las angeles,… … Wikipedia
Holbein the Younger, Hans — (1497/1498 1543) German painter from Augsburg, trained by his father Hans Holbein the Elder, who was also a painter. In c. 1514, Holbein the Younger went to Basel where he entered the workshop of Hans Herbster. There he gained a reputation as… … Dictionary of Renaissance art
Holbein, Hans, The Elder — ▪ German painter born c. 1465, Imperial Free City of Augsburg [Germany] died 1524, Isenheim, Alsace [now in France] German painter associated with the Augsburg school. He was the senior member of a family of painters that included his… … Universalium
Holbein, Hans, the Elder — (c. 1460–1524) German painter and father of Hans Holbein the Younger (1497–1543), court painter to Henry VIII of England … Bryson’s dictionary for writers and editors
Hans Holbein the Younger — (c. 1497 ndash; between 7 October and 29 November 1543) was a German artist and printmaker who worked in a Northern Renaissance style. He is best known for his numerous portraits and his woodcut series of the Dance of Death , and is widely… … Wikipedia
Holbein (surname) — Holbein is a surname of Germanic origin. It appears to mean hollow leg ( Hol + ); however, it could also have originally meant hollow bone or perhaps even have evolved from Holzbein , which could mean wooden leg or wooden bone .Some notable… … Wikipedia
Lucas Cranach the Elder — Portrait of Lucas Cranach the Elder at age 77 by Lucas Cranach the Younger (1550), at the Uffizi Gallery, Florence Birth name Lucas Maler … Wikipedia
Holbein — [hōl′bīn] 1. Hans 1465? 1524; Ger. painter: called the Elder 2. Hans 1497? 1543; Ger. portrait painter in England: son of Hans Holbein (the Elder): called the Younger … English World dictionary
Nicholas Bourbon (the elder) — For other uses, see Nicholas Bourbon (disambiguation). Portrait by Hans Holbein the Younger, 1535 Nicholas Bourbon (1503 or 1505, Vendeuvre sur Barse, France, after 1550) was a French court preceptor and poet. He wrote a collection of poems… … Wikipedia
