Ultra HD Master (3 840 × 3 784 px)
Northern Renaissance
1533
The Ambassadors
Original title: Jean de Dinteville and Georges de Selve
Hans Holbein the Younger
Museum Provenance & Technical Data
Medium / Support:
Oil on oak
Dimensions:
207 cm × 209.5 cm
Date of Creation:
1533
Scan Resolution:
3 840 × 3 784 px
Archive File Size:
4.7 MB
Permanent Collection:
National Gallery, London, United Kingdom
Historical Narrative
Full-length double portrait of French diplomat Jean de Dinteville and Bishop Georges de Selve surrounded by globes, musical lutes, and scientific instruments.
Visual & Curatorial Analysis
"Famous for its extraordinary anamorphic skull memento mori across the foreground, representing the ultimate vanity of earthly knowledge and political power."
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