Each piece showcases each artist’s skill. Jan Van Eyck’s painting; “The Arnolfini Portrait” depicts Giovanni di Nicolao Arnolfini and his wife. Arnolfini was a merchant from a city in Tuscany‚ Italy‚ called Lucca. The Arnolfini family was very powerful. People often say that the woman in the painting is pregnant‚ but that is not the case. In fact‚ she is holding her full-skirted dress to her stomach‚ because that was the contemporary fashion. Jan Van Eyck was really interested in the effects of light
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James van Eyck. Arnolfini Double Portrait: Art Analysis Jan Van Eyck. Arnolfini Double Portrait. (1434) Oil on wood‚ 33 X 22 ½” The National Gallery‚ London Jan van Eyck lived his life as a “valet de chambre”‚ which is basically a court painter. Van Eyck worked for John of Bavaria until 1425‚ which is coincidentally when John of Bavaria died. Then he went to work for Duke Philip the Good of Burgandy as a “valet de chambre” as well. Jan van Eyck was a well paid court employee
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religious and allegorical painting. For example‚ the Cross has always been a symbol of Christianity in religion. Nonetheless‚ a good example of an artwork in terms of its iconography is Arnolfini Portrait. The Arnolfini Portrait is an oil painting on oak panel dated 1434 by the Early Netherlandish painter Jan van Eyck. One can apply a variety of iconographic interpretations
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interpretations concerning “Double Portrait of Giovanni Arnolfini and his Wife‚” the 1434 oil painting by northern European artist Jan van Eyck. The identity of the couple and the subject matter of the portrait is still shrouded in mystery. The assumption that I made after reading chapter 19 was that Jan van Eyck might have dedicated the portrait to the couple as a testimony or commemoration of their engagement. The quite large‚ elaborate inscription on the wall‚ “Jan van Eyck was here‚ 1434‚” features in
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for a successful artwork. Self-portraits are beneficial when looking at the individuality of the artist as there are two aspects to look at the artist’s style‚ and the artist’s view of him/herself. The latter can provide a brief insight into the mental situation of the artist as well as any apparent influencing factors of the artwork. This view can often also include fragmental insights into the society and culture of the time. Rembrandt van Rijn and Vincent van Gogh are 2 artists of whom are well
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There ’s no exact tally of the art and culture snatched by the Nazis‚ and the commonly accepted number of 6 million bits and pieces excluding art and architecture that the Germans intentionally demolished. At the conclusion of the war and subsequently the Nazi admission of defeat‚ approximately 5 million items were reverted to their countries and owners‚ mostly due to the monuments program. “Who cares about art?” Lt. Frank Stokes says instinctively as he attempts to persuade Franklin Roosevelt to
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In my own definition‚ fragmentary realism is pieces of artworks put together to tell a story. Jan Van Eyck did the artwork that was described in lecture that display fragmentary realism and it is Called Ghent Altarpiece painted in 1432. There are 12 different pictures grouped together to make a story in his work. In the upper center of the painting there is God the Father‚ Jesus on his left hand side and Mary the mother of Christ seated at his right hand side. At the upper end of the painting there
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A Study in Portraits – da Vinci and Van Gogh Two of the greatest artists of all time would have to be Leonardo da Vinci (1452 – 1519) and Vincent Van Gogh (1853 – 1890). Da Vinci was an artistic genius‚ as well as an ingenious inventor and scientist‚ while Van Gogh was an artistic savant whose mental instability cut short a career of wonder and enlightenment. Both artists presented works that made people look both outside at the artwork itself as well as inside the individual viewer in order
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This semester‚ I was studied Organization and Business Management. In the starting of the course‚ we all were assigned groups and asked to do various assignments with our designated group. The purpose of our group is reading three 3 chapters of the book – “Bateman/Snell-Management Leading & Collaborating In A Competitive World” then make the slide and every member will present what things we learned in these chapters. Others members will contribute their ideas base on their experience. The final
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I have no knowledge of art‚ I can look at “Arnolfini and His Bride” by Jan Van Eyck‚ and construct personal knowledge of my perceived beauty and value of the piece using sense perception and emotion. Since my perspective‚ background‚ and artistic preferences are unique to myself‚ and‚ as a result‚ I will not assign the same value to a piece as anyone else‚ uniformities in personal artistic knowledge need not exist. When I look at the Arnolfini Portrait‚ I am struck by how the oil paint on the panel
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