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Title The Ambassadors
Date 1533
Medium oil on oak
Dimensions Length: 209.5 cm (82.5 in). Height: 207 cm (81.5 in).
room C
Source/Photographer Google Art Project: Home - pic Downscaled from 7 level of zoom out of 8, JPEG compression quality: Photoshop level 9.

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