Holbein’s “Ambassadors”

About this eBook

Author

Hervey, Mary F. S. (Mary Frederica Sophia), 1853-1920

Title

Holbein's "Ambassadors", the picture and the men : an historical study

Original Publication

London: George Bell & Sons, 1900.

Credits

deaurider and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)

Language

English

LoC Class

ND: Fine Arts: Painting

Subject

Selve, George de, 1508-1541

Category

Text

Project Gutenberg

eBook-No. 77401

Release Date

December 4, 2025

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.HOLBEIN’S “AMBASSADORS” THE PICTURE AND THE MEN
2. 2.PREFACE
3. 3.CONTENTS
4. 4.LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
5. 5.HOLBEIN’S “AMBASSADORS” INTRODUCTION
6. 6.PART I THE HISTORY OF THE PICTURE
7. 7.THE HISTORY OF THE PICTURE — CHAPTER I The History of the “Ambassadors” from 1533 to 1654
8. 8.CHAPTER II The History of the “Ambassadors” from 1654 to the Present Day. Chronology of the Picture. — CHRONOLOGY.
9. 9.PART II JEAN DE DINTEVILLE
10. 10.JEAN DE DINTEVILLE — CHAPTER I The Early Life of Jean de Dinteville
11. 11.CHAPTER II The First Mission to England of the Bailly of Troyes (1531) and the Calais Interview of 1532
12. 12.CHAPTER III The Bailly of Troyes French Ambassador in England (1533)
13. 13.CHAPTER IV Coronation of Queen Anne Boleyn, and Termination of the Bailly’s long Embassy To England
14. 14.CHAPTER V Short Missions of the Bailly of Troyes to England in 1535, 1536 and 1537
15. 15.CHAPTER VI Disgrace and Return to Favour of the Dinteville Family
16. 16.CHAPTER VII The Building of Polisy and the last years of Jean de Dinteville. His supposed Portrait at Windsor
17. 17.PART III GEORGE DE SELVE
18. 18.GEORGE DE SELVE — CHAPTER I The Early Years of George de Selve, and his First Diplomatic Employment
19. 19.CHAPTER II The Bishop of Lavaur Ambassador at Venice and at Rome
20. 20.CHAPTER III Repose at Lavaur, and Embassy to Charles V
21. 21.CHAPTER IV The Closing Days of the Bishop of Lavaur. His Portrait at Villiers
22. 22.PART IV THE DETAILS OF THE PICTURE
23. 23.THE DETAILS OF THE PICTURE — CHAPTER I General Description of the Picture—The Death’s-Head—The Dagger—The Order of St. Michael—The Celestial Globe—The Terrestrial Globe
24. 24.CHAPTER II The Lutheran Hymn-Book—The Book of Arithmetic—The Geometrical Instruments—The Mosaic Pavement—The Lute—The Seven Liberal Arts—The Silver Crucifix—Occult Science—Conclusion
25. 25.APPENDIX
26. 26.APPENDIX A Georg Gyze, or Gisze
27. 27.APPENDIX B “Presbyter Joannes” (Prester John)
28. 28.FOOTNOTES
29. 29.INDEX
30. 30.INDEX
31. 31.ERRATA

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