Topic 1 - Ghent Altarpiece by Van Eyck Brothers, 1432
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Painted by the…
Van Eyck brothers
when was it painted?
1432
Altarpiece closed has…
muted, dark colours, saints in grisaille
Altarpiece open has…
saturated colour, light-soaked exterior settings
A polyptych altarpiece with … panels
12
commissioned by…
mayor of Ghent
The style is ……, but also displays new concerns and methods of working
International Gothic
as well as extreme detail of figures there is also great attention to…
setting
there is an emphasis on capturing both … and the idea of …
texture and sound
Christ is given to us as…
Christ pantokrator
Christ pantokrator
enthroned
holds a sceptre
flanked by Mary and John
drawn from the Byzantine image of the …
Deisis
Deisis
Mary and John as intercessors for salvation
seen as a key work of the …. Renaissance
Northern
The use of light is significant as it reflects…
the light of creation
Right hand held up in sign of…
Benediction
Three open fingers represent…
the Trinity
Two closed fingers represent…
dual nature of Christ
Beneath the image of Christ Pantokrator, is the vision of the…
‘Adoration of the Holy Lamb’
‘Adoration of the Holy Lamb’ symbol of…
Christ’s sacrifice
other iconographic references include…
Eucharist and Christ’s passion
Eucharist
chalice and blood
Set against a ….. landscape, one key message of salvation (fountain in the foreground - river of the water of life - reference to the eternal life made possible by Christ’s sacrifice)
paradise
work can be read both….. and ……
horizontally and vertically
horizontally read through each panel, with each panel closer to Christ the figure depicted represents greater…
purity and importance
Who is depicted on the external panels on the work?
Adam and Eve
the work draws on old Italo-Byzantine concepts - yet, new depictions of figures represent a major leap forward in…
naturalism
move away from….. images of the medieval world to depictions of people and nature based on …..
idealised / direct observation
the medium in oil on panel allowing for…
naturalistic detail
longer drying time
ability to reflect light
jewel-like colours
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