Brian’s class has been studying Renaissance Art and each student had to pick one piece to do a project on. Brian picked “The Ambassadors” by Hans Holbein the Younger. It’s a fascinating piece, with a lot of great detail. Wiki has an interesting page about it: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ambassadors_(Holbein)
![ambassadors ambassadors](//lh4.ggpht.com/-vQcfask3Wc8/UYUAnryIW8I/AAAAAAAAOIQ/HK5DsXFHVAM/ambassadors_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800)
Brian has had to study the painting and write up a paper on various aspects. This weekend, he had to re-create the painting itself.
I think his version turned out quite well. It was something of a scavenger hunt, trying to find objects to stand in for all the various bits and bobs in the original!
Our first version… a little less accurate…
![DSC04866 DSC04866](//lh6.ggpht.com/-GMHQ9xEtFNI/UYUAsZGHPdI/AAAAAAAAOIw/sHweNr1PtqI/DSC04866_thumb%25255B6%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800)
What a fun way to study art!
***UPDATE**
Brian photoshopped the elongated skull into his version:
![ambassadors ambassadors](http://lh4.ggpht.com/-vQcfask3Wc8/UYUAnryIW8I/AAAAAAAAOIQ/HK5DsXFHVAM/ambassadors_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800)
Brian has had to study the painting and write up a paper on various aspects. This weekend, he had to re-create the painting itself.
I think his version turned out quite well. It was something of a scavenger hunt, trying to find objects to stand in for all the various bits and bobs in the original!
![DSC04870 DSC04870](http://lh6.ggpht.com/-xyoL3gOXcZw/UYUAqOMMATI/AAAAAAAAOIg/Uh14qT34sOg/DSC04870_thumb%25255B8%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800)
Our first version… a little less accurate…
![DSC04866 DSC04866](http://lh6.ggpht.com/-GMHQ9xEtFNI/UYUAsZGHPdI/AAAAAAAAOIw/sHweNr1PtqI/DSC04866_thumb%25255B6%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800)
What a fun way to study art!
***UPDATE**
Brian photoshopped the elongated skull into his version: