THE EMBASSADOR 2

ENCAUSTO ON CANVAS BY EIMAN MUINY

 Between power and strength, mighty and grandeur, diplomacy and capability they are all synonyms or faces to one currency namely the Ambassador .

Unlike the ambassador by Holbein (1533) which widely known and understood, that this painting is a puzzle or a code, it’s sending messages and contains symbols of wealth and themes. It’s not just random objects; it’s been purposely placed to tell a story and there is many different point of views on what the object in the painting symbolize.
The Ambassador 2. This painting is about power and wealth and the objects has been scattered to tell the story of being on the alert to take a strong action and powerful decision base on educational and religious facts through resourceful diplomacy skills.
The chess as a ground symbolize the eternal fight against spirit and matter, good and evil, the black and white squares that alternate on the ground shows us that step by step we find our self in the position to take decisions and fights.
The Knight, in the medieval times not anyone can be the knight, the only highly educated and wealthy men could become a knight.
In the chess, the knight is the only pieces that has unusual movement, it can move vertical and horizontal, and can jump all over pieces it can capture the enemy by moving into it’s square, and it should be close to where the action is, meaning it’s the best used area where the opponent pieces are clustered or closed together.
The sword is a device through all ages to represent war, aggression, power and protection. It’s a tool that speaks out loud incase of defence to show power and veneration.
The books have been scattered in different ways to emphasize the need for knowledge, education and religious base to form the power.
Finally, the jacket, the symbol of the ambassador delegated in a mission surrounding by his attendant to prop his position and support his power.
The ambassador 2 is the story behind our existence; Regardless if is it for good or for bad. It is about the integrity inside each one of us.