Summary: Master Of Flemalle, Merode Altarpiece

Topic One: Master of Flemalle, Merode Altarpiece, Northern Renaissance, 1425-1430s, oil on panel; Donatello, David, Italian Renaissance, 1446-1460s, bronze; Judith Leyster, Self-Portrait, Baroque, 1635, oil on canvas; Jusepe de Ribera, St. Jerome, Baroque, 1638-1640, oil on canvas “Merode Altarpiece (Triptych of the Annunciation)” is a triptych from the nineteenth century. It is a scene of painted with oil on a panel and shows the angel Gabriel visiting the Virgin Mary, Joseph making mice traps, and the patrons of the painting on the left side ready to enter the scene of Gabriel and Mary. The second work of art is David made out of bronze created by Donatello. The sculpture is life sized and is on display in a Florence Gallery. The third piece is a self-portrait of the Dutch artist, Judith Leyster.
Jerome”. All the pieces previously stated have numerous contrast being from different time periods and having different subjects, but they have a great deal of similarities.
To begin, the art pieces are all unique and different in their own ways. For example, all of their mediums are different. “Merode Altarpiece “is made of oil on panels also known as a triptych which is defined as, “an art work made up on three panels. The e panels maybe hinged together so the side segments (wings) fold over the central area”. (Stokstad, 598). “David” built by Donatello, is a life sized sculpture in the round made out of bronze. The third piece, “Self-Portrait” painted by Judith Leyster is a causal looking self-portrait with the medium oil on canvas. Also, “St. Jerome” differs from the first