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61: 97:, which is placed in the painting's bottom centre. It is meant to be a visual puzzle as the viewer must approach the painting nearly from the side to see the form morph into an accurate rendering of a human skull. 60: 125: 89:
of several meticulously rendered objects, the meaning of which is the cause of much debate. The most notable and famous of Holbein's symbols in the work is the skewed
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Picture of the day archives
2012 April
2012 April 27
2012 April 29
Picture of the day
The Ambassadors by Hans Holbein the Younger
The Ambassadors
Hans Holbein the Younger
National Gallery, London
portrait
still life
skull
anamorphic perspective
Google Art Project
Archive
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