Final Project: Time Traveling‚ Art Historian Book Daphne Jackson HUM 205 July 13‚ 2013 Alicia Rominger Chapter One: The Italian Renaissance The Last Judgment Through my travels of time and space I’ve seen remarkable sights of the world that have made an impact on my many journeys through the centuries. One place I visited through my time travel was the Sistine Chapel and the exquisite works of art that are contained inside the building. The year is 1542‚ and I am exploring the town of Vatican
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on wood panel‚ 33 x 22 ½” [pic] • Robert Campin‚ Merode Altarpiece‚ c. 1425-1430s‚ oil on wood panel‚ center 25 ¼ x 24 7/8”; each wing approx. 25 3/8 x 10 ¾” [pic] • Jan van Eyck‚ Ghent Altarpiece‚ 1432‚ oil on panel‚ 11’ 5 ¾” x 15’ 1 ½” [pic] • Rogier van der Weyden‚ Deposition‚ c. 1435-1438‚ oil on wood panel‚ 7’ 2 5/8” x 8’ 7 1/8” [pic] • Hugo van der Goes‚ Portinari Altarpiece‚ c. 1474-1476‚ tempra and oil on wood panel‚ center 8’ 3 ½” x 10’; wings
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Tape #3‚ shows Fra Angelico’s The Annunciation (1438-1435). This piece of art also belongs to the Early Italian Renaissance; it is presently located at The Diocesan Museum in Cortona‚ Tuscany‚ Italy. It was painted in tempera on panel‚ for an altarpiece. The painting depicts the scene of the annunciation to Mary by the archangel Gabriel; it uses standard religious Christian iconography such as the fenced garden in the background which evokes Adam and
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Northern Renaissance‚ Italy did inspire a movement that eventually spread throughout the rest of Europe. Two particular art pieces from each area that will be examined are Fra Angelico’s Annunciation from Florence‚ Italy‚ and Robert Campin’s Merode Altarpiece from Northern Europe. Not only are the elements of composition important in these two works of art‚ but also the style‚ overall
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Renaissance is the term used to describe the period of European history that saw a renewed interest in the arts. The Renaissance began in 14th¬century Italy and spread to the rest of Europe in the 16th and 17th centuries. In this period‚ the fragmented feudal society of the Middle Ages‚ with its agricultural economy and church¬dominated intellectual and cultural life‚ was transformed into a society increasingly dominated by central political institutions‚ with an urban‚ commercial economy and lay
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to Campin’s Merode Altarpiece‚ done between 1425 and 1428. The many comparisons of these paintings show that the Northern Flemish paintings during the Early Renaissance held a persistent style‚ but Memling’s painting shows progressed style differences in his use of atmospheric perspective‚ the frames of the painting‚ and unifying the two images. Diptych of Martin van Nieuwenhove is a 15th-century diptych that still has its original
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oil painting (Gardner 221). First of all‚ his family was into art also including his family members. According to the ArtHistory.net‚ “he was taught art by his older brother Hubert van Eyck; later‚ the two brothers would collaborate on The Ghent Altarpiece (1425-1432) which Jan would be obliged to complete alone after his brother’s death” (arthistory.net). His brother started teaching him about art. Jan Van Eyck was born on 1390 and died on 1441. He lived during the French Revolution which destroyed
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not as bright compare to other paints. Jan van Eyck is a painter. According to Marilyn Stokstad‚ he painted for” Duke Philip the Good of Burgundy” (575). He used oil media to paint portraits of the duke. His famous artwork is the Ghent Altarpiece (1432). The altarpiece is highly detailed‚ fill with symbolism‚ and is bright hues. Illuminated manuscripts are “secular writings” (568) that tiny paintings inside or the boarders are decorated. One
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The two artworks I chose to use for my essay are the Merode Altarpiece by Robert Campin‚ and The Deposition by Rogier van der Weyden. Both paintings are from the Early Renaissance‚ and I found both of them in my textbook. (Campin painting: page 307 and Weyden painting: page 311 in book “ART: A Brief History”) 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
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and all the details make this marvelous piece of art his own. For instance the sinner’s faces and the dramatic emotions of both fear and anger they convey to the viewer. 2) What purpose does this image of the Last Judgment serve? This altarpiece was made for a hospital’s chapel in France. It was meant to be seen by the people who were in the hospital‚ since during those times; people basically were never healed or curved when going to a hospital. They all died. The purpose of this painting
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