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Hans Holbein

The Ambassadors - Hans Holbein, 1533
	This is a famous painting with a lot of hidden symbolism and meanings. The most eye-catching and intriguing is the warped skull in the front of the painting (the gray stripe). A lot has been written about the meaning of this skull, it is said to be a symbol of the mortality of man. You would have to look at it from a very sharp angle to see the skull.
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Hans Holbein

The Ambassadors - Hans Holbein, 1533