This painting struck me with such awe in the fine detail that was painstakingly put into it, from the people to the curtain background, all the objects, and to the floor where everything looks so real that you can shake the person’s hand or pick up the objects. Every object seems to have a meaning or significance and is there for a reason, as for all of the painting as a whole. The men in the painting look to be brothers, with one to be a traveler and the other person looks like a priest, and they are ambassadors. What draws my eyes to the painting is the object in the front and bottom center. It looks to be driftwood, but turns out to be a skull when you look at it from a different angle. Amazing and pure genius! This makes me want to …show more content…
With the themes of humanism, rationalism, individualism, exploration, advances in science in the Renaissance period, Holbein tries to capture and incorporate these themes in the painting to express that moment in time. Furthermore with the beautiful, intricate detail and the use of symbolism help create a movement for humanity and make this painting …show more content…
It started to show in the wood cut prints of Martin Luther's Old and New Testaments and the Dance of Death series. Many of his paintings, including “The Merchant Georg Gisze” painting in 1532 shows some similarities with “The Ambassadors” in that he starts to show a lot of symbolisms about life and death. Current relevance The themes of humanism, rationalism, individualism and life and death resonate throughout time and are relevant for this day and age. This painting has helped to inspire other artists to use these themes or any theme for that matter in their own works. The superb and powerful anamorphic illusion has also inspired many artists to this modern day use it everywhere on objects, walls, buildings, the sidewalks, television, etc. and will still continue to inspire new artists to use this illusion in their works. The overall atmosphere of change during the Renaissance proved conducive to artistic experimentation and innovation. Historians generally regard the Renaissance as a bridge, culturally and intellectually, from the Middle Ages to the modern era. It was a period of change, discovery, and innovation, and its accomplishments still resonate in the modern world. Changing