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The Ambassadors' Secret: Holbein and the World of the Renaissance | 
 enlarge | Author: John North
Publisher: Phoenix
Category: Book
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Rating:  2 reviews
Sales Rank: 108145
Media: Paperback
Edition: New Ed
Pages: 416
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.9
Dimensions (in): 7.7 x 5 x 1.4
ISBN: 184212661X
Dewey Decimal Number: 900
EAN: 9781842126615
ASIN: 184212661X
Publication Date: September 2, 2004
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A rare treat April 18, 2002
14 out of 14 found this review helpful
Rarely have I read a book such as this. North draws on the world of Renaissance Europe to unveil the meaning of Holbein's The Ambassadors. The secrets of the painting lie in the astronomical instruments, the location of the subjects, the anamorphic skull, a half-hidden crucifix, an obscured pavement, a curtain and the dress, identity and bearing of the two human ambassadorial subjects, locating them all firmly on the cusp of Ann Boleyn and Catherine of Aragon in Tudor London. North's conclusions are persuasive, some more than others, and always intriguing. This is an enriching book, leaving the painting's aesthetics to others, but demonstrating the painting's aesthetic appeal in the purely intellectual and symbolic meaning of this work of art.
Like Holbein, beautifully detailed January 2, 2008
Withnail67 (UK)
This is an exquisite book that performs the rare feat of taking a masterpiece and providing the viewer with new perspectives on its genius. North places Holbien's portrait of two French ambassadors almost to the day at a turning point of English history, as Henry VIII rejects papal authority and marries Anne Boleyn. In addition to this, he provides an exacting and fluent reading of the portait's scientific, artistic, intellectual and occult significance. This single picture therefore becomes and embodiment of the unique synthesis between science, art, reigion and magic in the 16th century European intellect.
This is art history as best seller - you might not believe that descriptions of 16th century astronomical instruments will have you turning the pages for more - but they will. Like Holbein's picture, this book's details are carefully suggested and tantalisngly revealed. I would recommend it for anyone interested in art history and the intellectual life of an incredible century.
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