The Ambassadors' Secret: Holbein and the World of the Renaissance - Softcover

North, John

 
9781842126615: The Ambassadors' Secret: Holbein and the World of the Renaissance
Softcover
ISBN 10: 184212661X ISBN 13: 9781842126615
Publisher: Orion mass market paperback, 2004

Synopsis

THE AMBASSADORS' SECRET is a radical reinterpretation of one of the world's most famous paintings. Holbein's celebrated portrait of two French diplomats at the court of Henry VIII has usually been linked to the political and religious unrest of the day. John North shows that the painting has a very different, and previously undetected, central theme and many other meanings. Far from being random, the objects in 'The Ambassadors' are deliberately, and very accurately, placed. In revealing exactly what they, and the painting, mean, THE AMBASSADORS' SECRET opens a remarkable window on the world of the Renaissance. 'Truly sensational ...North's explanation of what The Ambassadors' Secret means is as exciting as a classic whodunnit, and puts every previous account in the shade' Frank Whitford, Sunday Times

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About the Author

John North's books include THE MEASURE OF THE UNIVERSE and STONEHENGE. He is Emeritus Professor of the History of Philosophy and the Exact Sciences at the University of Groningen, The Netherlands.

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Publisher
Orion mass market paperback
Publication date
2004
Language
English
ISBN 10 
184212661X
ISBN 13 
9781842126615
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
416

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