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Holbein’s painting is in some ways traditional, drawing on familiar iconography to convey its message of mortality. At the same time, the opulence of the objects portrayed and the evident delight Holbein took in painting them suggest a changing perspective—one in which worldly existence is not to be eschewed entirely, but balanced carefully ...
The Ambassadors by Hans Holbein the Younger (1497-1543) This double full-length portrait shows two Frenchmen who visited London in 1533. The flamboyantly dressed Jean de Dinteville on the left was an ambassador to the court of King Henry VIII. While he was in England he commissioned this painting from the German painter Hans Holbein who was ...
May 9, 2023 · The Ambassadors, by Hans Holbein the Younger (1497–1543) may on the face of it appear to be a magnificent near-life-size double portrait, but closer inspection reveals a whole host of hidden…
The Ambassadors by Hans Holbein the Younger (1497-1543) This double full-length portrait shows two Frenchmen who visited London in 1533. The flamboyantly dressed Jean de Dinteville on the left was an ambassador to the court of King Henry VIII. While he was in England he commissioned this painting from the German painter Hans Holbein who was ...
slow art story by Susan Foister. Listen to the Story: 38 minutes. Description: Who were the French ambassadors so elegantly depicted in Holbein’s masterpiece and how did King Henry VIII’s astronomer become involved? Find out all this and more with Susan Foister, our Deputy Director and Director of Public Engagement.
The Ambassadors, by Hans Holbein, 1533. This could have been a lead photo for an article about two suave young men in an upmarket style magazine. Surrounded by their material symbols of knowledge and power, they have the swagger of a couple of go–getters. Nearly five hundred years ago a German artist living in England painted two French ...
Jean de Dinteville, the man on the left, is shown on his second diplomatic mission to England on behalf of Francis I, King of France. To the right is his close friend, Georges de Selve, Bishop of Lavaur. This portrait was painted at a time of religious upheaval in Europe. Although the pope had refused to annul Henry VIII, King of England’s ...
