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Restored 1996. Location. National Gallery, London. Website. National Gallery page. 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.
The Ambassadors, oil painting on oak panel created in 1533 by German artist Hans Holbein the Younger. One of the most staggeringly impressive portraits in Renaissance art, this famous painting is full of hidden meanings and fascinating contradictions.
This grand double portrait by Hans Holbein, the most accomplished portraitist of the sixteenth century, does more than show off the wealth and status of its sitters. It was painted at a time of religious upheaval in Europe – Henry VIII, King of England, would soon break with the Roman Catholic Church as the pope would not annul his marriage ...
Jun 23, 2022 · From friendship to feuds between the church and royal families, The Ambassadors (1533) by Hans Holbein is a painting steeped in the riches of history. It is a telling tale of two ambassadors and one we will uncover in the article below.
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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. To start with, the painting memorializes Jean de Dinteville, French ambassador to England, and his friend, Georges de ...
Aug 17, 2018 · Jean de Dinteville and Georges de Selve (1533), also known as The Ambassadors, has been heavily scrutinized by centuries of historians. The double portrait, proudly displayed at London’s National Gallery , remains a fascinating enigma within which every detail seems to suggest multiple meanings.
• Description. • Analysis. • Meaning and Symbolism. • Explanation of Other Portraits by Holbein. Name: The Ambassadors (1533) (Double Portrait of Jean de Dinteville, Georges de Selve) Artist: Hans Holbein the Younger (1497-1543) Medium: Oil and tempera on oak. Genre: Portrait art. Movement: Northern Renaissance art.
