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Holbein's double portrait of two wealthy, learned Frenchmen bristles with objects symbolizing science, art and worldly power. A strange smear across the foreground resolves, when viewed from the side, into a human skull — a hidden reminder of mortality. It is a dazzling display of Northern Renaissance precision.
The Ambassadors
- Date1533
- MovementNorthern Renaissance
- WhereNational Gallery, London
- RegionBritain