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- The two figures are almost certainly the French ambassador, Jean de Dinteville (on the left), who is believed to have commissioned the painting, and his friend Georges de Selve, the Bishop of Lavaur (right), who had come to visit Dinteville while he was dispatched to London.
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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, after the two people it portrays, it was created in the Tudor period, in the same year Elizabeth I was born.
Oct 1, 2021 · The German artist Hans Holbein the Younger, creator of The Ambassadors, painted death as it appeared in life: hidden in plain sight.
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 ...
Oct 14, 2023 · The Ambassadors from 1533 is Hans Holbein the Younger's most famous painting and is also amongst the highlights of the National Gallery's collection in London, taking a prominent position within its permanent display. This exquisite multi-figure portrait painting is also sometimes known as Jean de Dinteville and Georges de Selve as these are ...
Aug 3, 2018 · In this edition of HENI Talks, Susan Foister, Deputy Director and Director of Collections at the National Gallery, London, investigates Hans Holbein the Younger’s The Ambassadors. Who were the two wealthy, educated, and powerful-looking young gentlemen in Hans Holbein the Younger’s vast masterpiece?
2 days ago · In 1523, he painted his first portraits of Erasmus, the man who opened the path for him to travel to England, by recommendation to Thomas Moore. It was for Moore’s circle that Holbein worked during his first stay in England in 1526-1528. He then returned to Switzerland to preserve his citizenship. In 1532, Holbein returned to England.
Dec 6, 2023 · One of the most famous portraits of the Renaissance is without question Hans Holbein the Younger’s The Ambassadors from 1533. Even today, it is a favored portrait to parody, mimic, or cite in art, TV, film, and social media, and it remains an important source for contemporary artists.
