"Of all religious subjects‚ that of the Annunciation is closest to the artist as a Christian. The subject is described only by Luke‚ patron saint of painters‚ who was popularly believed to have been a master of their craft as well as a physician."1 Flemish painting was founded in the Low Countries at the start of the fifteenth century. The Low Countries‚ consisting of what is now Belgium and Holland‚ as well as the provinces of Artois and Hainault‚ and the cities of Arras and Cambrai.2 "No
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which his figures perform. The greatest of the 15th-century Venetian painters was Giovanni Bellini Mantegna’s friendship with Bellini had a direct influence on Venetian painting. Bellini’s rich‚ mellow color and warm lighting bring out the human qualities of his serene Madonna and saints. He was one of the first Italians to use oil paint on canvas. Two of Giovanni Bellini’s pupils became the most outstanding Venetian painters of the High Renaissance. They were Giorgione and Titian. Giorgione’s
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Rogier Van der Weyden was a Flemish painter of the mid-15th century. Rogier was chiefly influenced by his first teacher‚ Robert Campin. Although details of his early training are sketchy‚ it is generally accepted that he entered the workshop of Robert Campin‚ the foremost painter in Tournai and dean of the painters’ guild‚ in 1427 at the age of 27 (http://www.belgium.be). Rogier remained in Campin’s studio for five years‚ becoming an independent master of the guild on August 1‚ 1432. Van der Weyden
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Dürer had used many strategies from the fifteenth century Flemish painters and the Italian artists in Adam and Eve. Adam and Eve (1504) by Albrecht Dürer (1471-1528) is a detailed engraving depicting Adam and Eve together in a dark and dense forest. The engraving is based off of the biblical story of Adam and Eve. Adam and Eve was created to be an advertisement for Dürer to show off all of his skills‚ thus elevating his status as an artist. Dürer had employed merchants to sell this as far as they
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arts and the renowned Italian Renaissance artists. Many of the same themes and subject matters were depicted throughout Western Europe. One such subject matter‚ the Annunciation‚ was portrayed by Jan van Eyck‚ a Flemish panel painter‚ as well as‚ Fra Angelico‚ an Italian fresco painter. In short‚ the Annunciation occurred when God sends the angel‚ Gabriel to deliver the message to Mary that she will give birth to his only son. Although both artists had the same understanding of the biblical account
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Patronage in northern Europe is different from the one in Italy. In the early renaissance‚ main patron in Italy is the Medici family. This big merchant family benefits a lot from the fast development of Italian economy. They spent a large number of funds on art region‚ promoting the renaissance to expand. However‚ in the Northern Europe‚ English and France still fought each other in the Hundred-Year war. Two competing Popes still resided in Rome and Avigon. These conflicts influenced the economic
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leading to the Anglican Church Dante Alighieri Italian poet wrote "Divine Comedy" exiled from Florence for political reasons Giovanni Boccaccio wrote "The Decameron" in Italian vernacular supporter of Petrarch Sandro Botticelli Florentine painter "Birth of Venus‚" "Primavera" Filippo Brunelleschi Florentine architect designed duomo of Florence cathedral‚ chapel of Pazzi family Michelangelo sculptor by nature‚ painted but hated it; incredible realism introvert‚ hated but thrived on competition
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many affect the making & meaning of the artwork. It is used to examine how changing the context of works can influence the interpretation of the artwork overall. In other words‚ it could be described as taking something old and making it new. Flemish still life’s were some of the earliest recorded still life paintings. The
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Petrus Christus‚ Virgin and Child in Domestic Interior‚ c. 1410 - 1475‚ currently resides in the Nelson Atkins Museum of Art‚ one of Christus more famous works that exhibit his Flemish painting style which reputedly introduced geometric perspective into the Netherlands. Centuries later Joachim Anthonisz Wtewael who represented a more extreme version of Northern Mannerism in the late 16th Century painted‚ The Martyrdom of Saint Sebastian‚ c.1600 also on exhibit in the Nelson Atkins. In 1444 Christus
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Robert Campin‚ who was considered a great master of Flemish painting‚ painted the Merode Altarpiece within the time period of 1425-1428. Robert Campin was one of the first artists of his time to experiment with oil-based colors in his work and inspired other artists to do the same. Robert Campin was considered a very strong artist because of his close attention to details and realistic paintings. Whether Robert Campin was the true master of Flemish painting was a topic that many scholars debated for
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