The Ambassadors: the objects in the paintingshelf_objects.jpg

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The objects in the painting are highly . The rich fabrics and furs worn by the two men and the display of their possessions suggest , power and .
The instruments on the top shelf relate to and time-keeping, symbolising , spirituality, , mortality. The globe is too.
The instruments on the lower shelf are and musical, including a globe. They symbolise pleasures. Some are instruments for and measuring and represent the discovery and of the (the Renaissance period saw the beginning of colonisation, the slave trade and the import of exotic goods).
On close inspection the has a and may be a reference to religious of the time.
The hidden behind the at the top left corner the hope of after death.