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    currently located at the Galleria degli Uffizi‚ Florence. I chose for my Northern Renaissance painting the Arnolfini Wedding by Jan van Eyck‚ who lived from 1395 to 1441‚ Oil on oak panel of 3 vertical boards in 1434 and is currently located in the National Gallery‚ London. Botticelli uses a more two dimensional background in his painting while van Eyck uses light and linear perspective to add a sense of depth to the room. Botticelli does use some limited atmospheric perspective

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    References: Charney‚ N. (2008‚ November 2010) Van eyck the ghent altarpiece. The secret history of art. Retrieved from http://secrethistoryofart.blogspot.kr/2010/11/van-eycks-ghent-altarpiece.html. Artble. (2013). Birth of Venus. Artble. Retrieved from http://www.artble.com/artists/sandro_botticelli/paintings/birth_of_venus. Beford‚ S. (2013). Famous artwork:

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    glowing light and enamel-like surfaces. Robert Campin was one of the earliest masters of oil painting. His most famous work is Merode altarpiece‚ a private commission for household prayer. Oil painting allowed the artist to paint every detail subtly. Jan van Eyck was also an artist who paid much attention on details. He used color to depict the soft texture of hair‚ the luster of pearls and the flashing of gems. In Italy renaissance‚ artists focused more on the scientific methods combining color using while

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    Rosie Linde Art History‚ Professor Zervigon; Recitation‚ Gianna Loscerbo 1:082:106:14 Edwin Panofsky‚ “Jan van Eyck’s Arnolfini Portrait‚” The Burlington Magazine 64 (1934): 117-127 Arnolfini Wedding Portrait Controversy Erwin Panofsky was a prominent art historian of the twentieth century. He also was one of the foremost proponents of iconography‚ and attributed symbolic meaning to the various elements of the Arnolfini scene. He attributed the scene to be a document of the marriage

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    In the painting “Double Portrait” by Jan Van Eyck‚ iconography has been used to decipher many of the different possible meanings that the artworks displays. The couple are thought to be Giovanni di Arrigo Arnolfini‚ who was a rich merchant‚ and his wife Giovanna Cenami. Both of the people are from very prominent families. The first theory states that the painting depicts a secret marriage whereas the painting served as a type of certification of the couple. In this theory‚ the bride is seen to be

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    from different regions and times that contain a window and natural landscape visible through the window pane. This tradition started with Jan van Eyck’s Arnolfini Portrait and was inherited and developed until the time of Leonardo.

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    renaissance had similar Ideas. There were enough differences between them to identify one from the other. Northern renaissance mostly focused on religious ideas. They were more concern with reform the church and adopt the path of early Christian church. Jan van Eyck’s Ghent Altarpiece (closed)‚ Saint Bavo Cathedral‚ Ghent and Rogier vander Weyden’s Deposition also show this concept. Also northern renaissance art artist were more realistic than Italian renaissance artists. Their painting didn’t have Greek

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    the Nazi party. Afterwards Stokes is Briefing Harry Truman on the recovery of the items found Truman ask if his efforts and the two lost lives were justified in It and stokes replies yes. One of the more notable pieces that were discovered was Jan Van Eyck’s “Ghent Altarpiece 1432.” The artwork is a panel painting. It consists of 12 panels of hinged shutters. The content of the painting is of the virgin mary the almighty and John The Baptist and a mystic lamb. The painting is symbolic of the Lamb

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    Survey of Western Art 1 Wed 12:00pm Research Paper Part 1 and 2: Erin Hook A very significant piece of Ottonian Art is a pair of extremely sculptured and detailed bronze doors which were commissioned by Bishop Bernward for St. Michael’s Church at Hildesheim‚ these doors were finished in 1015. In Bernward’s biography written by Thangmar of Heidesheim‚ Bernward excelled in the arts and was especially known for his great ability with metalwork and the entire art of building. Since he was so skilled

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    mark it as the start of the Northern Renaissance. The altarpiece‚ also known as the “Adoration of the Lamb”‚ was begun in 1425. The exterior frame of the altarpiece indicates it was started by painter Hubert van Eyck who died before he could finish‚ and then completed by his brother Jan van Eyck in 1432. The painting was then acquired by a wealthy patron Jodocus Vijd for placement in the Church of Saint John‚ Ghent‚ Belgium. The work is an excellent piece of study because the painting is so complex

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