Georges de Selve
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| The Ambassadors |
| Hans Holbein the Younger, 1533 |
| Oil on oak |
| 207 × 209.5 cm |
| National Gallery, London |
Georges de Selve (1508 - 12 February 1541) was a French scholar, diplomat and ecclesiastic.
He was Bishop of Lavaur from 1526 (at age 20) to 1540. He was sent by François I of France as ambassador to Venice, Austria (in April 1540), to the Pope in Rome, to England, Germany and Spain.
He is one of two figures in a celebrated picture by Hans Holbein, The Ambassadors, which hangs in the National Gallery, London[1]. De Selve is on the right, with Jean de Dinteville.
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[edit] Scholar
He wrote on theology, studied with and was a patron of Eli Levita from 1534[2], and was commissioned by the king to make translations.
[edit] Family
He was the son of Jean de Selve, a jurist and Parlement president, and brother of Odet de Selve. Three other brothers served as diplomats[3]
[edit] Reference
- Robert J. Kalas, The Selve Family of Limousin: Members of a New Elite in Early Modern France, The Sixteenth Century Journal, 18 (1987), 147-172
[edit] Notes
[edit] External links
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- (French) Picture details
