35+ The Ambassadors Holbein High Resolution Background. The ambassadors (1533) is a painting by hans holbein the younger. Hans holbein the younger, the ambassadors, 1533, oil on oak, 207 x 209.5 cm (the national gallery, london, photo:

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'the ambassadors' was created in 1533 by hans holbein the younger in northern renaissance style. Who were the french ambassadors so elegantly depicted in holbein's masterpiece and how did king henry viii's astronomer become involved? Holbein painted the ambassadors during a particularly tense period marked by rivalries between the kings of england and france, the roman emperor, and the pope.

'christina of denmark' is a portrait of a potential wife for the king.

View this work up close on the google art project. Hans holbein the younger's the ambassadors not only fits that distinction, but stands out as one of the most enigmatic and unusual paintings in the as i pointed out in my recent post on holbein, the ambassadors, the full title of which is actually allegorical portrait of jean de dinteville and georges. Holbein's decision to have the skull cover the center of the floor pattern seems intentional. The ambassadors, 1533, by hans holbein the younger.