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Hans Holbein the Younger | The Ambassadors
Hans Holbein the Younger | The Ambassadors
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Length:
18 minutes
Released:
Oct 23, 2023
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Podcast episode
Description
Hans Holbein the Younger painted The Ambassadors in 1533. It is a massive, life sized double portrait filled with symbolism that gives us insights into the political and religious upheaval of the day. Still today, it is probably best known for the anamorphic skull cutting across the floor in the composition. In the Ambassadors, Holbein presents the symbol of mortality as a specter that looms ever present though sometimes difficult to make sense of. It can feel like an odd intrusion disrupting a picture carefully and beautifully constructed but if we shift our view a little we can see that nothing lasts forever. Life and the world are constantly changing but there can be a beauty in that too if we can bring ourselves to look at it from the right perspective.
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Released:
Oct 23, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
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