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The Ambassadors by Hans Holbein the Younger, c. 1533 CE. The skull in the foreground is an example of anamorphosis - distorting an image so that it can only be seen clearly from one angle. (National Gallery, London)
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Institute, G. C. (2020, November 04). The Ambassadors by Hans Holbein the Younger. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/13075/the-ambassadors-by-hans-holbein-the-younger/
Institute, Google Cultural. "The Ambassadors by Hans Holbein the Younger." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified November 04, 2020. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/13075/the-ambassadors-by-hans-holbein-the-younger/.
Institute, Google Cultural. "The Ambassadors by Hans Holbein the Younger." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 04 Nov 2020. Web. 20 Apr 2021.
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