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HANS HOLBEIN THE YOUNGER. 'The Ambassadors', 1533. Creator: Hans Holbein the Younger.

HANS HOLBEIN THE YOUNGER. 'The Ambassadors', 1533. Double portrait by Hans Holbein (1497-1543) of Jean de Dinteville and Georges de Selve. In the foreground is a distorted skull, representing mortality. When seen from the right, the distortion is foreshortened, and the skull thus appears correctly. From the collection of the  National Gallery, London.
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Title:
'The Ambassadors', 1533. Creator: Hans Holbein the Younger.
Caption:
'The Ambassadors', 1533. Double portrait by Hans Holbein (1497-1543) of Jean de Dinteville and Georges de Selve. In the foreground is a distorted skull, representing mortality. When seen from the right, the distortion is foreshortened, and the skull thus appears correctly. From the collection of the National Gallery, London.
Technique/material:
Oil
Credit:
Album / Ann Ronan Picture Library/Heritage-Images
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Image size:
4357 x 4007 px | 49.9 MB
Print size:
36.9 x 33.9 cm | 14.5 x 13.4 in (300 dpi)