Anamorphosis before 1583. "The Ambassadors" (c. 1533) by Hans Holbein the Younger is well known for the prominent oblique anamorphic transformation in the painting. In this artwork, a distorted shape lies diagonally across the bottom of the frame. Viewing this from an acute angle transforms it into the plastic image of a human skull. The painting is regarded as a "vanitas" - a meditation on the transience of life - with the skull a symbolic "memento mori". The altered perspective required to see the image reflects the contemporary practice of painting skulls on the reverse of otherwise tranquil paintings. Four centuries
A Lane in the Public Garden at Arles allows him to blend the different shades of green and yellow with the blue of the sky and the stones of the lane. Van Gogh produced the painting in mid-September 1888, shortly after he had completed another view of the park: "" (F468). Van Gogh depicted the park in other works during this period, including: "" (F566), and "" (F472). A Lane in the Public Garden at Arles A Lane in a Public Garden in Arles is an 1888 painting by Vincent van Gogh depicting a lane running through the public garden in Arles. The painting is held at the