The Ambassadors

painting by Hans Holbein the Younger
VisualArtwork painting Q1212937
The Ambassadors
Hans Holbein the Younger · Public Domain · Wikimedia
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The Ambassadors

Summary

The Ambassadors is a painting[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • The Ambassadors is the creator of Hans Holbein the Younger[3].
  • The Ambassadors's instance of is recorded as painting[4].
  • The Ambassadors's commissioned by is recorded as Jean de Dinteville[5].
  • The Ambassadors is owned by National Gallery[6].
  • The Ambassadors is associated with the Mannerism movement[7].
  • The Ambassadors's genre is portrait[8].
  • The Ambassadors's depicts is recorded as Jean de Dinteville[9].
  • The Ambassadors's depicts is recorded as Georges de Selve[10].
  • The Ambassadors's depicts is recorded as human skull[11].
  • The Ambassadors's depicts is recorded as man[12].
  • The Ambassadors's depicts is recorded as Holbein carpet[13].
  • The Ambassadors is made of oil paint[14].
  • The Ambassadors is made of oak panel[15].
  • The Ambassadors's collection is recorded as National Gallery[16].
  • The Ambassadors's inventory number is recorded as NG1314[17].
  • The location of The Ambassadors was National Gallery[18].
  • The location of The Ambassadors was Room 4 The Spectacle of Portraiture: European Painting 1500–1600[19].
  • The Ambassadors's Commons category is recorded as The Ambassadors (Holbein)[20].
  • The Ambassadors's catalog code is recorded as 50[21].
  • 1533 marks the founding of The Ambassadors[22].
  • The Ambassadors's significant event is recorded as purchasing[23].
  • The Ambassadors's described at URL is recorded as http://www.musgym.salzburg.at/BE/Thiel/MM_6ai_0809/thiel/holbein-die_gesandten.pdf[24].
  • The Ambassadors's location of creation is recorded as London[25].
  • The Ambassadors's described by source is recorded as 1001 Paintings You Must See Before You Die[26].
  • The Ambassadors's described by source is recorded as L'Histoire[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Ambassadors is the creator of Hans Holbein the Younger[3].

Publication

The Ambassadors's genre is portrait[8].

Subject and Themes

The Ambassadors is associated with the Mannerism movement[7].

Material and Period

Recorded made from material include oil paint[14] and oak panel[15]. Recorded location include National Gallery[18] and Room 4 The Spectacle of Portraiture: European Painting 1500–1600[19].

Why It Matters

The Ambassadors has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . RKDimages. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . beckchris.wordpress.com. Retrieved . beckchris.wordpress.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
  6. [3] . RKDimages. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . RKDimages. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . RKDimages. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . nationalgallery.org.uk. Retrieved . nationalgallery.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . nationalgallery.org.uk. nationalgallery.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Art UK website. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . archive.org. archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . nationalgallery.org.uk. nationalgallery.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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