The Ambassadors
E242598
The Ambassadors is a 1533 double-portrait painting by Hans Holbein the Younger, renowned for its detailed depiction of two French diplomats and its famous anamorphic skull symbolizing mortality.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Ambassadors canonical | 7 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
oil painting
ⓘ
painting ⓘ |
| appliesToPart | anamorphic skull ⓘ |
| collection |
National Gallery
ⓘ
surface form:
National Gallery, London
|
| commissionedBy | Jean de Dinteville ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| creator | Hans Holbein the Younger ⓘ |
| depicts |
Georges de Selve
ⓘ
Georges de Selve, bishop of Lavaur ⓘ Jean de Dinteville ⓘ Jean de Dinteville ⓘ
surface form:
Jean de Dinteville, French ambassador to England
Renaissance humanism ⓘ luxury textiles ⓘ oriental carpet ⓘ political power ⓘ religious symbolism ⓘ scientific knowledge ⓘ |
| describedBySource |
National Gallery
ⓘ
surface form:
National Gallery catalogue
|
| genre | double portrait ⓘ |
| hasEffect | influenced later uses of anamorphosis in art ⓘ |
| hasPart |
anamorphic skull
ⓘ
astronomical instruments ⓘ books ⓘ broken lute string ⓘ celestial globe ⓘ crucifix ⓘ lute ⓘ mathematical instruments ⓘ terrestrial globe ⓘ |
| height | 207 cm ⓘ |
| inception | 1533 ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | French ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity |
London, England
ⓘ
surface form:
London
|
| location |
National Gallery
ⓘ
surface form:
National Gallery, London
|
| mainSubject |
French diplomats
ⓘ
memento mori ⓘ |
| materialUsed | oil paint ⓘ |
| movement | Northern Renaissance ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
anamorphic perspective
ⓘ
detailed depiction of objects ⓘ |
| notableWorkOf | Hans Holbein the Younger ⓘ |
| partOf | collection of the National Gallery, London ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
mortality
ⓘ
the transience of life ⓘ vanitas ⓘ |
| title |
Les Ambassadeurs
ⓘ
The Ambassadors ⓘ |
| width | 209.5 cm ⓘ |
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.