The Ambassadors: The Mysteries of Holbein’s Masterpiece | HENI Talks

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  • @dujeahmetovic1443
    @dujeahmetovic1443 5 років тому +105

    there it is...the universal S symbol...

  • @Jasondurgen
    @Jasondurgen 4 роки тому +23

    That elongated skull painted on the floor is possibly the sickest (coolest) thing I’ve ever seen in painting. Just to work out how you’d have to paint the skull in order for it to be viewed at such an extreme angle is a feat itself, let alone the rest of the piece. I’m a painter myself and strive for the day I can make a single masterpiece culminating all of my studies and practice into one ominous, provoking piece. This is one of my favorite paintings.

  • @VanessaDownen
    @VanessaDownen 3 роки тому +14

    I can't express in words how much I love this painting.

  • @pc1512
    @pc1512 4 роки тому +13

    I thoroughly enjoyed this video. In wikipedia it suggests that perhaps the painting was designed to be hung on a staircase, and the skull would then be seen by people walking up or down. It ( the skull) is such an overwhelming part of the painting, it must have been requested by the person that commissioned it. Thanks for the wonderful video, and the presenter was very easy to listen to.

    • @HENITalks
      @HENITalks  4 роки тому +2

      Thanks for your kind words and extra insight!

  • @michaelserfort8128
    @michaelserfort8128 4 роки тому +7

    This painter cannot be weighed in gold ...impressive man !⚘

  • @Saagemusic
    @Saagemusic 5 років тому +18

    This might be my most favorite piece of art in history

    • @HENITalks
      @HENITalks  5 років тому +3

      It is a seminal work! Thank you for taking the time to watch our film on it.

    • @LucyWest370
      @LucyWest370 3 роки тому +1

      It’s actually pretty good tbh

  • @moblife11
    @moblife11 2 роки тому +4

    This painting is absolutely amazing. The detail and realism is fuckin unreal... For 600 years

  • @silvasilvasilva
    @silvasilvasilva 5 років тому +8

    Thank you so much, great talk. I hope more people discover this channel.

  • @nicocervantes9507
    @nicocervantes9507 5 років тому +7

    This is such an engrossing overview. You just got a new subscriber!

    • @HENITalks
      @HENITalks  5 років тому +1

      Brilliant - so great to hear you you enjoyed the film. Stay tuned for more exciting insights!

  • @0ninja213
    @0ninja213 5 років тому +25

    The origin of the universal S

  • @afiqnaufal17_
    @afiqnaufal17_ 5 років тому +31

    You can see the unique ‘s’ on the table

    • @HENITalks
      @HENITalks  5 років тому +7

      An interesting point. What do you think this symbol means? Thanks for watching!

    • @afiqnaufal17_
      @afiqnaufal17_ 5 років тому +5

      I absolutely have no idea

    • @stealtho
      @stealtho 4 роки тому +1

      It doesn’t stop here, there’s more to it, some ancient archaeologists might even find that some cavemen drew it in a cave

    • @aureliorodriguez5136
      @aureliorodriguez5136 4 роки тому

      @@HENITalks It possibly means the infinite, the Oroboros, the archetypal eternal cicle of birth and death. It is located at the center of the two standing figures that represent cosmic dualism. All the instruments laid on this carpet are used to observe regularities and to mark cycles in space and time.

    • @aureliorodriguez5136
      @aureliorodriguez5136 4 роки тому

      It possibly means the infinite, the Oroboros, the archetypal eternal cicle of birth and death. It is located at the center of the two standing figures that represent cosmic dualism. All the instruments laid on this carpet are used to observe regularities and to mark cycles in space and time.

  • @grandebolivia3299
    @grandebolivia3299 3 роки тому +1

    Beautifully explained, thank you!

  • @barry.mccockiner
    @barry.mccockiner 5 років тому +12

    It also has the universal S

  • @filmauge16zu9
    @filmauge16zu9 3 роки тому +5

    Let's get to the skull. The skull in the picture is distorted and shows a discrepancy. If we want to remove the distortion in the image, we need to push the skull together vertically. The moment the shape of the skull returns to normal and the two figures follow the correction, the lovers get so close that they embrace each other. We see no secrets here... just love.

  • @jeanbat9475
    @jeanbat9475 4 роки тому +1

    Splendid pictures and very interesting explanations !

  • @Chaosmosis
    @Chaosmosis 5 років тому +7

    The perspective is unique and dominating.....as is the color.

    • @HENITalks
      @HENITalks  5 років тому

      Thank you for taking the time to engage with our films!

    • @Rodoriginal101
      @Rodoriginal101 3 роки тому

      The perspective on death. It is hidden in plain sight.

  • @krzysztofzpucka7220
    @krzysztofzpucka7220 2 роки тому +3

    "For the ancient sciences, transmitted under the veil of various emblems, are answerable to the science of Diplomatics and are presented with a double meaning, one apparent and understandable by everyone (exoteric), the other, hidden, accessible only to initiates (esoteric)."
    INRI
    Iesus Nazarenus Rex Iudaeorum
    Igne Natura Renovatur Integra

  • @filmauge16zu9
    @filmauge16zu9 3 роки тому +2

    Although the picture shows the southern European, Italian tradition of same-sex male friendship, the symbolism of the picture follows the German tradition of engagement or marriage portraits. With all the symbolism, the couple shows in an unusual way that they are not only sexually connected, "as was customary in a male friendship at court," but that they are also connected emotionally. The picture is a declaration of love and symbolizes that this is above a reneissance homoerotic friendship.
    All this is a clear and not a secret symbolism of this time period.

  • @beness_pro9229
    @beness_pro9229 4 роки тому +4

    Thanks alot. I passed my exams after watching

    • @HENITalks
      @HENITalks  4 роки тому +2

      That's so great to hear! Congratulations on your result. I hope you enjoy our other films too.

  • @siam9914
    @siam9914 5 років тому +5

    Came here for the S

  • @HomebrandFishfood
    @HomebrandFishfood 4 роки тому +1

    Nice video

  • @CrazyxPineapple
    @CrazyxPineapple 4 роки тому

    What Id like to know is, if the French ambassador was against King Henry breaking away from the Catholic Church, then why did he commission a painting where the crucifix is symbolically hidden away and the hymn book which has a prayer written by Martin Luther front and centre?

  • @NikoHermogenes
    @NikoHermogenes 3 роки тому +1

    i want to believe the universal Symbol has a secret meaning

  • @robertschoennauer9040
    @robertschoennauer9040 5 років тому +5

    0:30 ...THE STUSSY S

    • @stealtho
      @stealtho 3 роки тому

      Man this dude is ok he said susssy

  • @christianhennessey1191
    @christianhennessey1191 2 роки тому

    The National Gallery no longer explains the skull being visible from the side. Odd.

  • @maryammalik664
    @maryammalik664 3 роки тому +1

    I’m only here because of homework 😵

  • @shatterstone3045
    @shatterstone3045 4 роки тому

    0:30 The Universal S

  • @thesedge4243
    @thesedge4243 3 роки тому +2

    Anyone else here because of online school?

  • @desktop_fiend
    @desktop_fiend 4 роки тому +2

    0:31

  • @Oddbox
    @Oddbox 4 роки тому

    There it is...
    The universal s

  • @spookeylordzey8432
    @spookeylordzey8432 5 років тому +2

    The universal S

  • @brochanteur8253
    @brochanteur8253 4 роки тому

    .Bonjour,j,ai découvert ce tableau,au cour de mon exerce ,un expert en histoire de l,art,me l,ayant présenté par l,entremise d,un livre .Cet homme m,a expliqué, qu,il lui était impossible d,entrer dans le cercle des experts Parisiens ,parce qu,il venait de province .Simplement en premier ,ce qu,il m,a montré,c,est[ l,anamorphose ],mot qui n,est pratiquement jamais utilisé ,par les différentes personnes présentant ce tableau .Chacun,parle d,avantage de l,aspect (histoire). La prestation de cette Dame ,est de qualité ;je vais me renseigner,pour savoir si ce tableau a été l,objet d,un doctorat en histoire de l,art .La dizaines de vidéo ,traitant de ce tableau ,nous parlent d,avantage de l,histoire ,plutôt que de l,histoire de la peinture .Peut être ,feu professeur J.-E Berger?Merci pour votre partage ,Dame expert ,Susan Foister.Vous remerciant cordialement .

  • @Rodoriginal101
    @Rodoriginal101 3 роки тому

    6:36 Divide and conquer in a nutshell.

  • @stealtho
    @stealtho 3 роки тому +1

    s

  • @heelyneelyos
    @heelyneelyos Рік тому

    💀

  • @moblife11
    @moblife11 2 роки тому

    That skull sure does look elongated... Lol... Doesn't exactly look human with a cranium that large.