Who painted The Ambassadors, which hangs in the National Gallery?
The Ambassadors (Holbein) The Ambassadors (Holbein) The Ambassadors (1533) is a painting by Hans Holbein the Younger. Also known as "Jean de Dinteville and Georges de Selve", it was created in the Tudor period, in the same year Elizabeth I was born. As well as being a double portrait, the painting contains a still life of several meticulously rendered objects, the meaning of which is the cause of much debate. It also incorporates a much-cited example of anamorphosis in painting. It is part of the collection at the National Gallery in London. Although a German-born artist who spent most of his time in
Music in the Tuileries of the children are painted in almost pure pigments such as cobalt blue, vermilion or chrome orange. Music in the Tuileries Music in the Tuileries is an 1862 painting by Édouard Manet. It is jointly owned by the National Gallery, London and The Hugh Lane, Dublin. It currently hangs in the National Gallery in London. The work is an early example of Manet's painterly style, inspired by Frans Hals and Diego Velázquez, and it is a harbinger of his lifelong interest in the subject of leisure. The painting influenced Manet's contemporaries – such as Monet, Renoir and Bazille – to