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The Ambassadors is a 1533 painting by Hans Holbein the Younger. Also known as Jean de Dinteville and Georges de Selve , [1] after the two people it portrays, it was created in the Tudor period , in the same year Elizabeth I was born.
Jun 23, 2022 · Hans Holbein the Younger painted two French diplomats, or ambassadors, in The Ambassadors (1533) painting. The man on the left is Jean de Dinteville and the man on the right is Georges de Selve. What Is the Unidentifiable Object in The Ambassadors Painting?
Hans Holbein the Younger, The Ambassadors, 1533. Read about this painting, learn the key facts and zoom in to discover more.
Sep 13, 2013 · Hans Holbein the Younger’s “The Ambassadors” of 1533 is well known for its anamorphic image of a skull in the foreground, but upon close perusal, the objects on the table between the two subjects prove just as fascinating.
Jul 13, 2024 · The Ambassadors, oil painting on oak panel created in 1533 by Hans Holbein the Younger. One of the most staggeringly impressive portraits in Renaissance art, it is full of hidden meanings and fascinating contradictions.
One of the greatest portrait paintings painted by Holbein during his second visit to England, was The Ambassadors, a life-sized double-portrait of the wealthy landowner Jean de Dinteville (1504–55), ambassador of the King of France, and his friend Georges de Selve, Bishop of Lavaur (1508–41).
Hanging in the National Gallery, London, 'The Ambassadors' is a painting full of clues, symbols, and mystery. At first glance, the picture celebrates two wealthy, educated and powerful young...
