Hans Holbein Ambassadors Analysis
“Hans Holbein’s Ambassadors
In this piece of art by Hans Holbein “Ambassadors” the color is very vibrant. Between two young men who seem to be very wealthy and educated, it seems to be a lot of globes, sundials, books and maps for education, learning, exploring or something of the sort, and along with the man of the left is holding a telescope. At the bottom of this painting seems to be a stretched skull, it looks as if it is trying to be blended in with the rug on the floor. Also there are a lot of patterns on the table cloth, rug, and backdrop.
In this painting there are a few visual elements that stand out. The first element that stands out the most would absolutely have to be lighting. Holbein’s shows an abundant of tenebrism. There are many places in this painting that shows tenebrism such as under the table, the two men’s clothing and around their feet, the left side of the skull and also in the folds in the curtain. The tenebrism helps makes the color be more vibrant, mainly the greens. Holbein showed a lot of visual texture in this painting mainly in the clothing the two men wore. The man to the right has a fur trimmed coat that looks to be super soft and the shirt he has on looks to be silk with the …show more content…
Most of his life was spent in England painting the Tudors. He was born in Augsburg in southern Germany in the winter of 1497-8. His father taught him to paint. In 1532 he settled down in England, later dying of the plague in London in 1543. Holbein’s “Ambassadors” was painted in 1533. This painting was of two wealthy, educated, and powerful young men. The man to the left is Jean de Dintevill, at the age of 29, he was the French ambassador of England. On the right of him is his friend George de Selve, at the age of 25. He was the bishop of Lavaur. The objects between them all symbolizes something, the skull symbolizes mortality, the globes and sundials are for understanding the heavens and
In this piece of art by Hans Holbein “Ambassadors” the color is very vibrant. Between two young men who seem to be very wealthy and educated, it seems to be a lot of globes, sundials, books and maps for education, learning, exploring or something of the sort, and along with the man of the left is holding a telescope. At the bottom of this painting seems to be a stretched skull, it looks as if it is trying to be blended in with the rug on the floor. Also there are a lot of patterns on the table cloth, rug, and backdrop.
In this painting there are a few visual elements that stand out. The first element that stands out the most would absolutely have to be lighting. Holbein’s shows an abundant of tenebrism. There are many places in this painting that shows tenebrism such as under the table, the two men’s clothing and around their feet, the left side of the skull and also in the folds in the curtain. The tenebrism helps makes the color be more vibrant, mainly the greens. Holbein showed a lot of visual texture in this painting mainly in the clothing the two men wore. The man to the right has a fur trimmed coat that looks to be super soft and the shirt he has on looks to be silk with the …show more content…
Most of his life was spent in England painting the Tudors. He was born in Augsburg in southern Germany in the winter of 1497-8. His father taught him to paint. In 1532 he settled down in England, later dying of the plague in London in 1543. Holbein’s “Ambassadors” was painted in 1533. This painting was of two wealthy, educated, and powerful young men. The man to the left is Jean de Dintevill, at the age of 29, he was the French ambassador of England. On the right of him is his friend George de Selve, at the age of 25. He was the bishop of Lavaur. The objects between them all symbolizes something, the skull symbolizes mortality, the globes and sundials are for understanding the heavens and