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The Ambassadors

By: Hans Holbein the Younger

By Tammy CastlemanPublished 9 months ago 1 min read
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Painted in 1533 and infused with hidden meaning and symbolism

Two friends on mission to end division between Henry VIII and the Church of Rome. Holbein sends the message that no amount of wealth, power or education can prevent death; and no man, including the pope, had any power to stop the inevitable; Henry's decision to create his own church.

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Tammy Castleman

I have been an avid writer and photographer for most of my life. In terms of true passions, those are mine. What I lack for in memory, I make up for in recorded detail. We are what we leave behind.

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  • Raymond G. Taylor9 months ago

    Great insight. Thanks for sharing

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