Hans Holbein's The Ambassadors

From this point of view, Hans Holbein’s “The Ambassadors”, is a good example of the intentional construction of the painterly motion. In this painting, Holbein uses the optical illusion to create unreal representation. At first sight, we, as a spectator, perceive the whole image as representation of the moment because we see the painting from a single vantage point. However, when we come closer and change our viewpoint, we will perceive the anamorphic skull. This unrealistic element causes three-dimensional perception within the two dimensional surface. There is more than a flat image in spatial context. In this sense, Diego Velázquez’s well-known masterpiece ”Las Meninas”, has one of the most intentionally well defined space. It is clear

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