Holbein's "Ambassadors", the picture and the men

Note 447 — Chapter I · General Description of the Picture—The Death’s-Head—The Dagger—The Order of St. Michael—The Celestial Globe—The Terrestrial Globe

Reading edition

In the illustrations, p. 214, to facilitate comparison with the Stevens’ globe, Holbein’s copy has been placed in the same position as the original gores. To see Holbein’s globe as it is placed in the picture and described above, this book must be turned round, so as to present the globe handle downwards.

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