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Holbein

The Ambassadors (One Painting, One Story)

Tracy Borman

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English
National Gallery Company Ltd
11 March 2025
Holbein's Ambassadors is one of the most famous paintings in the National Gallery. It is also one of the most intriguing. Laden with hidden symbols and mysteries, the work has been the subject of intense debate among historians during the five centuries since it was created.

Here Tracy Borman unpicks the secrets of this enigmatic artwork, painted during a turbulent time in English history as Henry VIII broke from the Catholic Church in order to marry the young Anne Boleyn. From Holbein's experiences as a German-Swiss

émigré who rose to a position as the 'King's Painter', to the two French ambassadors' troubles at court, this book illuminates the fascinating story behind a masterpiece of the Tudor era.
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Imprint:   National Gallery Company Ltd
Country of Publication:   United Kingdom
Dimensions:   Height: 210mm,  Width: 159mm, 
ISBN:   9781857097313
ISBN 10:   1857097319
Series:   One Painting, One Story
Pages:   64
Publication Date:  
Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Tracy Borman OBE is joint Chief Curator of Historic Royal Palaces and Chief Executive of the Heritage Education Trust. She is a regular broadcaster and the author of a number of highly acclaimed books, both fiction and non-fiction.

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