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Hubert Van Eyck and Jan Van Eyck
Ghent Altarpiece
Completed 1432
11ft 5in x 15ft 1in
Oil paint and wood

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Author- Dirk Bouts
Title- Last supper
Date- 1464-1468
Dimensions- 35x28 inches
Medium- Oil paint; panel

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Dirk Bouts

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Ryan Mertz, Stephen Villanueva, Gabriel Coro

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Ryan Mertz, Stephen Villanueva, Gabriel Coro

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Deposition Altar piece by Rogier Van dear Weyden
possibly c. 1435–1438
Oil on wood panel, 7' 2⅝" × 8' 7⅛" (2.2 × 2.62 m)

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In the artwork, Christ is being depicted in the as a priest, consecrating the Eucharistic host from the Catholic Mass.

Elements: It uses shadows to allow the viewer to completely enter the scene.

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Hubert Van Eyck and Jan Van Eyck Ghent Altarpiece
It was Completed in 1432
It was Oil Paint and Wood
It’s Proportions were 11ft 5in x 15ft 1in

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Complete Identification of The Alterpiece

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Complete Identification of The Alterpiece

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The Author: Hugo Van Der Goes
The Title: Portinari Alterpiece
Dimensions: 2074cm by 652cm
Media: Oil and Wood
Technique: Grisaille

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This artwork is about The Deposition of Christ which is the removal of Christs body from the cross

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Author: Dietrich Bouts
Title: Altarpiece of the Holy Sacrament
Date: 1465
Dimensions: 35 in by 28 in
Media: Oil paint
Technique: panel painting

The central panel of the altar piece depicts the Last Supper. The 4 side panels depict biblical episodes which prefigure the sacrament of the Eucharist. The 4 scenes are the meeting of Abraham and Melchizedek, the Gathering of the Manna, Elijah in the desert, The feast of the Passover.

The subject matter is depicted in a Flemish home and is a more modern image of the typical last supper.

Symbolism: the Bread (Eucharist), the cup (Chalice), the snake in the chalice (devil)

Function: altar piece

Yes it represents flemish because of all the modern images of old Bible verses.

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They are taking down Jesus from the cross. They are lowering Jesus down to Mary. It shows us his wounds and holes in his body. The art piece is detailed and filled with symbolism. There are many people in the work with different emotions.

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In the central piece, the vibrancy of Color is represented with God. Mary and John the Baptist with Angelic music. Adam and Eve, represented as lifelike of nudes. The five lower panels present a unified landscape filed of meadows and woods along with cities in the near distance all across the continues horizon. This includes a diverse range of ray of saints, apostles, martyrs, confessors, virgins, hermits, pilgrims, warriors, and judges as they all come together to love the Lamb of God at the end of time as described in the book of revelation.

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The birth of Jesus is depicted in the middle panel of the altarpiece. It is a calm, wonderful time just after Christ's birth. The Virgin Mary and the newborn Christ child are surrounded by angels, and three shepherds have rushed in from the countryside to see the miracle. Any historical viewer would have recognized this scene right away, and most would have spotted the iconographic detail.

In the right panel, Maria Maddalena Baroncelli kneels in a position that mirrors her husband’s, accompanied by their daughter Margarita. These two figures are joined by their name saints, Mary Magdalene and St. Margaret.

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It was a piece dedicated to St. John the Baptist as a means of saving his soul while simultaneously celebrating him

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The artworks is a polyptych. When its closed it shows the annunciation, prophets, sibyls, and grisalla statuary and when it’s opened it shows Mary, John the Baptist, a deity, a choir signing, adoration of the Holy Lamb, Adam and Eve, the murder and sacrifice of Cain and Abel.

There is Flemish interpretation through the fabric seen in the painting, because the people of Flanders were very proud of their fine fabrics and oil paintings.

Iconography: lamb-Jesus,

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Why is it a Good Example of a Flemish Painting 

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Why is it a Good Example of a Flemish Painting 

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They show human emotion in Adam and Eve’s suffering. With naturalistic humans such as John the Baptist and Mary looking normal and not idealized. They have the adoration with detail in the drapery of the clothes and how the people are positioned

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The subject matter of the verso panels, visible when the altarpiece is closed, is the Annunciation.

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This interpretation of the lowering of Jesus from the cross is very Europeanized as it depicts all of the characters in the artwork as whiter or more European instead of how they would have actually looked. They would have had darker skin as they were in the Middle East, not European. They are also all wearing very detailed fabric as the Netherlands main trade and way of obtaining money. They made all of the characters wear fine fabric clothing which would not have been accesible to most in the time of Jesus.

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Hugo van der Goes,

Portinari Altarpiece,

cerca 1476,

274 x 652 cm

oil on wood

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The angel Gabriel tells Mary that she will bear the Son of God. Portraits of the donors who paid for the altarpiece, and their patron saints, also grace the back.

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It’s purpose was to serve as an alter piece.

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Author: Rogier Van der Weyden
Date: 1435-1438
Dimensions: 7 ft high x 8.5 ft wide
Media: Oil paint on wood panels
Technique: Oil painting, paint brush
Subject Matter:

Depicts Christ being taken down from the cross and being carried down to Mary, very emotional and in grief. If you look closely, you can see the tears on the faces of the women, showing intense emotion and sadness.
Way in which subject matter is being depicted:
All the people are wearing modern clothes, and the setting does not correspond to how the story actually goes.
Formal elements and Stylistic Characteristics:
They are wearing more modern and complex clothes, not believed to be from their time. It also has a simple, gold background. There is a lot of detail in the people and their surroundings. Jesus’s face and body looks clean and perfect besides the wounds from the cross. The artist uses choices of color and patterns enhances his composition.

Iconography/Symbolism:
Skull- Represents death
Tears/Handkerchief- Represents human emotion
Cross- Represents salvation
Mary Magdeline- Lower dress, symbolizes her past as a prostitute
Bones- Adam’s bones, man’s original sin, Jesus saving us from sin.
Ointment- Represents salvation, solution.
Ladder- Represents journey to heaven

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1. The wine is a deeper meaning of Jesus’ blood
2. The bread is a deeper meaning of Jesus’ body
3. The disciples being barefoot represents Jesus washing the feet of the disciples
4. The disciples and Jesus sitting all together around the table symbolize this being their last meal together
5. The people showing no facial expression shows they are worried for Jesus.

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The Portinari Altarpiece is a massive triptych commissioned by an Italian resident in the Netherlands named Tommaso Portinari. It was originally an altarpiece for a church in Florence that was connected to a hospital. The wings of the altarpiece depict two figures in grisaille and these two pictures are Mary and the angel Gabriel showing the annunciation and this scene would’ve been the most common view of the altar piece because the triptych was rarely opened only for holidays and celebrations. But after it was opened you would be magnified by the view of the interior of the triptych and would have been astounded by the rich features and vibrant colors featured on the three panels within the Portinari Altarpiece when it was first opened. The Nativity, depicted in the middle panel, is a calm, wonderful time just after Christ's birth. The Virgin Mary and the newborn Christ child are surrounded by angels, and three shepherds have rushed in from the countryside to see the miracle. Any historical viewer would have recognized this scene right away, and most would have spotted the iconographic detail of certain items and settings with numerous meanings. In the left panel Tommaso Portinari is and his two sons are shown praying to the center scene showing he will always be prayed for and lastly the two other figures in the painting are St Thomas which is Tommaso's saint name and St Anthony the patron saint of plagues relating to the location of this piece being in a church that is connected to a hospital. And to the right is Maria and her daughter Margarita in the mirror of their husband and the sons. This side of the painting as well has two saints whose names are Saint Margaret and Saint Mary Magdalene. Saint Margaret is the patron saint of childbirth and is behind Maria. In front of Joseph, we see a shoe, which allows us to imply that this scene is taking place on a holy ground as seen before on the palette of Narmer where he is barefoot. The vase in the center panel holds significant flowers that each represent something different; The white flowers represents purity, the purple flower represents royalty, and the red flower represents the passion and torture of Christ. In addition to the vase, there is a vessel that holds 3 red carnations (reference to the three nails in Jesus) and 7 blue columbines that represent the 7 sorrows of Mary. This a prime example of Flemish art as a result on The hyper focus on the  small details for background as well as the beautiful color and details on the drapery and modernization of the clothes Mary and everyone else is wearing.

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Anthony Fernandez, Giuliano Hector
(Author: Robert Campin, Title: Merode Altarpiece, Date: 1427-1428, Dimensions: 4x2, Media: Oil on Oak Panel triptych)

Description: It has a relatively small size and this is because it’s said to have been made for a private chapel. The lilies on the table symbolized Mary’s virginity. The hanging water pot symbolized Mary’s purity. There are many parts to this where it symbolizes religion.

Subject Matter: This artwork represents Jesus and the  Stations of the Cross. The themes represent Jesus and theology in general just like the rosaries.

Flemish Interpretation: The whole panel is set in a contemporary Flemish home and incorporates household objects and many are invested with religious meaning.

Elements: The household objects represent religious meaning. It consisted of three hinged panels. The left panel depicts the donor and his wife. The middle panel shows the Annunciation. The right panel portrays Jesus in his workshop.

Symbolism: Jesus carries a cross, which is a memory of his destiny. The white lilies, the water, and the white towel represent purity. The small windows on the side represent the enclosed and virgin life that Mary lived.

Function: The altarpiece depicts the moment when the archangel Gabriel announces the Virgin Mary that she was chosen by God to conceive Jesus.

Why is this a good example of Flemish painting?

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- Simple Gold Background
- Fabric Clothes
- Lighter Skin tone
- Drapery of Clothes

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It has a humanistic elements of being extremely detailed and full of emotion. The characters are over dramatized in weird positions. It depicts christ dead which is new and came about with humanism.

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Title-Annunciation Triptych (Merode Altarpiece)

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Author-Robert Campin

Title-Annunciation Triptych (Merode Altarpiece)

Date-From 1427-1428

Dimension-4ft in Width & 2ft in Height

Media-Oil Paint

It depicts the archangel Gabriel as well as the virgin Mary in a modern form, as this was created around 1500 years after the actual scene took place. On the left, we see the patrons who decided to have this painting made. They were also shown kneeling, ordinary when recognizing patrons. The middle shows the virgin Mary and archangel Gabriel in modern form, while the right side has Saint Joseph with his tools that show many signs of symbolism. It is extremely detailed, as to showing even the small items Joseph has in his workshop, to the rusting of the door on the left panel.

Subject Matter - This Altarpiece depicts the story of Christian salvation. It shows the two donors off to the left, the important Annunciation with both Mary and the Archangel Gabriel, and Joseph in his workshop with his tools, foreshadowing the Devil and the crucifixion.

Function-  It Folds up and can be carried,Designed to keep people's attention from physical objects to spiritual concepts, and To assist in personal dedication. Meant to inspire the faithful to ponder the secrets of Christ, who left heaven to become a man.

Symbolism-He wears a cross around his neck, a somber reminder of his sacrificial fate. The white lilies, the water vessel, and the white towel all relate to Mary's purity, as do the small windows on the side of the room and the half-closed

windows in the back, stressing her confined, virginal life.

Very realistic and very in detail such as Shiny nails, shadows, and rust are all examples. Shows how old the doors are. Even in the background, there is an interest in light, and they use oil paint to paint texture unlike Italian Renaissance)There's a lot of reality here, but it's conveyed in a different way. The room's space does not make sense because perspective has not yet been established. The table has two perspectives. Creates a telescoping effect, almost as if the the spectator enters the room

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On the left Panel, Tommaso Portinari and his two sons are shown praying to the center scene, indicating that he will always be prayed for. Finally, the two other figures in the painting are St Thomas, Tommaso's saint name, and St Anthony, the patron saint of plagues, alluding to the piece's location in a church connected to a hospital.

This altarpiece is a perfect example of flemish art due to the amount of emotion, details in everyday objects that have a deeper meaning, and the major details of minor things.

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We notice a shoe in front of Joseph, implying that this action is taking place on holy ground, as shown previously on Narmer's palette, where he is shoeless. The vase in the middle panel contains symbolic flowers that each signify something different: crimson flowers represent Christ's suffering and suffering, purple flowers represent monarchy, and white flowers indicate purity. In addition to the vase, there is a jar with three red flowers which depicts Jesus' three nails on the cross and seven blue flowers which represent Mary's seven sorrows.