Jean de Dinteville explained

Jean de Dinteville (1504–1555) was a French diplomat.

Biography

He is the left-hand figure in Holbein's 1533 painting The Ambassadors, painted whilst he was French ambassador to London, and which he presumably commissioned. He was younger brother of François de Dinteville, Bishop of Auxerre. Dinteville's motto was Memento mori, meaning "Remember thou shalt die."^[1]

External links

• oneonta.edu

See also

• François de Dinteville (1498-1530), his brother

Notes and References

1. Web site: Jean de Dinteville and Georges de Selve ('The Ambassadors') . 15 September 2019 . . Emil . Krén . Daniel . Marx.