Puzzle 13 · October 24, 2026 · Art & painting · level hard
The Ambassadors: would you have recognised it under the tiles?
This photo was Unvil’s mystery photo of the day. It was fully hidden under a mosaic of tiles: every close word knocked some down until the answer, “The Ambassadors”, was found.
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The Ambassadors in a few words
Double portrait of two French diplomats, Jean de Dinteville and Georges de Selve, painted in 1533 by Hans Holbein the Younger. On the floor, an anamorphic skull recalls the vanity of earthly things; held in the National Gallery, London.
The hints
- It is a work of art.
- It was painted in London in 1533.
- A strange shape in the foreground becomes a skull when viewed from the side.
- It hangs in the National Gallery in London.
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