Download The Ambassadors Painting Skull Gif. 600 x 446 jpeg 59 кб. Why is there a skull in the ambassadors painting by hans holbein the younger?

10 Hidden Details You Never Noticed In Famous Paintings Page 8 from cdn3.whatculture.com

Skulls are not uncommon in paintings. The painting is filled with carefully rendered details, in a clear style that we have come to identify with renaissance naturalism of the sixteenth century. In the lower middle side of the painting, something like a stretched human skull can be seen and, if viewed by a certain perspective.

The painting represents the scene of the last supper of jesus with his disciples, as it is told in the gospel it sounds like something you'd find in a cheesy haunted house:

You can see this in action in the nifty little video below… Some believe that the skull is a reference to the latin phrase memento mori, which means. 600 x 446 jpeg 59 кб. The skull is virtually unrecognisable when the painting is.