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GHENT ALTARPIECE: ANNUNCIATION WITH DONORS (CLOSED) AND ADORATION OF THE MYSTIC LAMB (OPEN) Made by Jan and Hubert, Cathedral of St. Bavo, Ghent. Completed 1432. Oil on panel, height 11' 5¾" (3.5 m), width when open 15' 1½" (4.6 m)

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Author: Robert Campin
Title: Merode Altarpeice
Date:1427-1428
Dimensions: 4 feet in width by 2 feet in height
Media: oil painting on wooden panel

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It displays the Annunciation with donors and adoration of the mystic lamb. The painting is a prospective portrait of Giovanni and Giovannas marriage in the future. The convex mirror between the figures shows a front view of two visitors which may be the artist.

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This painting is a polyptych painting. It displays the Annunciation with Donors and adoration of the mystic lamb. Placed in the Cathedral of St. Bavo. Dimensions, height 11’ 5¾" (3.5 m), width when open 15' 1½" (4.6 m).

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Description of the work: Annunciation
Subject Matter: on the left we see the patrons, in the middle we see angle Gabriel talking to Mary, on the right we see Joseph as a carpenter with all his tools.
Depiction: Even though this is a bible story it is being depicted in a contemporary context.
Formal Elements: the patrons are kneeling at a doorstep, angel Gabriel sitting down talking to Mary while she is also sitting reading a book, Joseph is working on a warp table which you can see the bottom and top of the table
Function: an alter piece to show Christian devotion

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Formal Elements and Stylistic Characteristics

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Formal Elements and Stylistic Characteristics

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It’s polyptych, it has three dimensional figures.
It has surface realism from the voluminous draperies. Much detail on the jewels and human flesh. The lighting is coming from the sun.

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Artist: Hugo van Der Goes.
Time Period Created: 1475-1478
Dimensions: 253x304 cm
Medium: Oli Paint

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The Descent From the Cross

Created in 1438

61 × 99.7 cm

Oil painting

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Author:

Robert Campin

Date:

C. 1425-1430

Dimensions:

Center 25. ¼” x 24 ⅞”

Wing 25 ⅜” x 10 ⅞”

Media:

oil on wood panel, glazes

Description of the work:

The Merode Altarpiece was created for a private chapel. This is a triptych is an Annunciation that was initially created as an independent panel and expanded into a triptych. This work shows Mary and Joseph and their life before Jesus comes.

Subject Matter / Themes:

Left panel - unfocused eyes directed inward, implying the center scene is an inner vision

Middle panel- represents a major preoccupation of Flemish painters. The symbolism of the rays of light coming in relate to Christ’s descent as a child. The light is falling on Mary’s lap.

Right panel- Joseph working in his carpentry shop, mouse trap on workbench refer to Christ as the bait in a trap set by God to catch Satan. Drilling holes in a plank for winemaking representing wine of the Eucharist.

Symbolism:

The beam of light representing the Holy Spirit

The little baby figure coming down from the light represents Christ. This baby is also holding a cross, representing Christ’s sacrifice

The towel, lilies, and water all represent purity

Function:

The painting depicts the moment the angel Gabriel told the Virgin Mary she was chosen by God to be the mother of Jesus.

Why is this a good example of Flemish painting? Where is the humanistic worldview evident?

This was a good example because of the use of textiles. The humanistic worries is in the depiction of the holy figures in real life bodies and showing real life emotion

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Title: Portinari Altarpiece by Hugo van der Goes

Artist: Hugo van der Goes

Date: 1475-1478

Dimensions: 253 x 304 cm

Medium: Oil paint

Technique: Tryptich
Description: Commissioned by Tomasso Portinari, it is a representation of the adoration of the shepards.

Subject Matter/ Themes: The painting represents the Adoration of the shepherds. It is a scene in which the shepherds are near witnesses to the birth of Jesus, they are also summoned by the angles and the angles can be clearly seen in the background

Formal Elements and stylistic characteristics:

Symbolism: the irises in the majolica, the sheaf of wheat, the vines leaves and the grapes

Function: a highlight of Tommanso’s career and the public image for his family name

Is this a good example of a Flemish painting? Yes it is because it is an oil painting and contains many sharp details.

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The nails next to Joseph the carpenter are like a foreshadowing to Jesus being nailed on the cross
The shoes being off and them being barefoot shows that something holy is happening
The mousetrap carpentry is symbolism of the devil being captured by jesus
The white towel shows purity in this scene
The ray of light coming in through the window is the Holy Spirit coming down into the room

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-Description of Work
The Desposition is one of Rogier Van der Weyden’s earliest works.
-Subject Matter
The Desposition was an altarpiece and depicted the moments after Jesus died on the cross as his body was being taken down from it. It shows Jesus’ friends and family mourning his death there on the cross.
-Formal Elements and Stylistic Characters
The painting had a gold background and depicted the characters in a naturalistic portrayal.
-The Body of Jesus is depicted as shining and radiant, to show that Jesus wasn’t actually dead.

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This is an example of Flemish painting because of the detail of the clothes with the drapery and the colors being vibrant

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Commissioned by the Italian fincacier Tommaso Portinari to commemorating his success in Flanders.
Subject matter
Birth of Jesus in the middle
On the right are the patrons of the painting
The subjects are depicted in clothing that they would not wear in the time period  in which the subject matter takes place in.
They subjects are wearing clothes of the patrons time.
This is a good example of a Flemish painting because of the style this is painted with oil paints and all the minimalistic details and textures in it.

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1. There is a dark angel in the middle painting next to the column, representing Satan
2. There are angels in the middle that are wearing liturgical vestments, which represents the Eucharist.
3. There are angels wearing a liturgical cope, which represents the Solemn High Mass.
4. Mary in the background on a mountain with a donkey.
5. Trees are without leaves.

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Ghent Altarpiece
made by Hubert Van Eyck and Jan Van Eyck
Made in 1432
134.3 × 237.5 cm
Media: Oil paint, wood, and tempera paint
Technique: used oil paints to bring out brighter colors.
Subject matter: depicts groups of pilgrims gathered to pay homage to the Lamb of God.

Formal elements and stylistic characteristics: northern Renaissance, realism, and it is polyptych
Symbolism:
- the floor tiles show images of a lamb which represents Jesus.
- Mary’s crown is made of flowers that represent virginity, love, happiness, and humility
- in the tapestry in the back there is a pelican piercing its own breast to feed its young. This represents christ.
- the wounded lamb spilling its blood in a cup. This represents christ giving up his blood for us.
- In one of the angels gem stones, is the reflection of the St Bravo's Cathedral. This was the place where the piece was intended.
Intention: the art work was commissioned by an influential citizen of the city of Ghent as a way of saving his soul while also showing off his wealth
Why is this a good example of Flemish painting? It has a lot of minute detailing in the work and is full of symbolism.

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This painting is a polyptych painting. The background is extremely detailed which shows their hyper observation of details. The colors they use are vibrant because they dont use fresco paint, which you can see in the lower part in the garden.

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-The floor tiles are decorated with Christ monogram, the Marian monogram and representations of the Lamb of God.
-In the panel where the angels are singing one of the angels is wearing  a jewel that has the reflection of the window of Vijd’s chapel.
-Behind the central figure of God hangs a tapestry with a pelican piercing chest to feed its children. This was used as a symbol for the sacrifice of Christ.
-The central lamb represents Jesus, with a group of angels around it.

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It was an altarpiece commissioned for the Church dedicated to St.John the Baptist.

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Why is this an example of Flemish Painting? Where is the Humanistic Worldview?

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Why is this an example of Flemish Painting? Where is the Humanistic Worldview?

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It is an example of Flemish Painting because of its brilliance of color and wide ranging subject matter.
The humanistic worldview can be seen by their contemporary and modern clothes for that time, the emotion displayed by the characters, the nudity of Adam and Eve, and lastly the modern setting of the annunciation.

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Description

-It is one of the greatest religious works
-It is the earliest painting that can be safely attributed to Van der Weyden
-It is central panel for an altarpiece

Theme

-It is the depiction of the Crucifixion of Jesus
-It’s shows Jesus being dead

Function

-It was intended for the chapel of the Confraternity of the Archers of Leuven

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Stylistic characteristic
It is painted on Gold background and is naturalistic compared to others at the time.