Ghent Altarpiece Painted by Hubert and Jan Van Eyck

paintings of the Virgin and Child from that time period, probably because of the power

In the article “Sexuality and Social Standing In Jan van Eyck's Arnolfini Double Portrait” the author analyzes the religious and social grammars of marriage. This short paper will be a reflection of Harbison’s article that discusses religious and marital norms throughout, with also analyzing various sections of van Eyck’s piece, for example: implying the piece as a marriage document or contract of the marriage, which immediately makes the viewer look deeper into the double portrait. All of this helped me realize that pieces of art are not simply “pictures,” rather they are narratives like a scene in a documentary. The author starts the article with a clear thesis of analyzing the social religious and marital norms when this piece was made.

To begin, the artist has depicted to people in the

The centerpiece of the piece is obviously Mary, though she is on the right side of the painting. In one hand she holds an open bible, and she holds her other hand up in prayer while she is looking down with her eyes almost completely shut. She has a halo surrounding her head as gold rays shine down on her

painting. This is a painting in which Jesus is the center of the movement in the work everything

His most famous portrait is The Arnolfini Portrait. His most famous religious painting is called The Adoration of the Lamb and it is a panel painting. Van Eyck created different signatures and inscriptions that he wrote on his paintings. This made his paintings more memorable and left no question as to who painted them. Van Eyck’s artwork is

In Jan van Eyck’s painting wedding portrait there are a lot of symbols that show something sacred is going on. Such as wearing no shoes, it shows they are on holy ground. Along with they are in their bedroom chambers instead of in a church which means they are there to consummate their marriage and are hopeful for many children which is what the woman is already showing hopefulness by resting her hand on her stomach. Another few things that I found interesting is the single candle lit in the chandelier even though its clearly daylight, it’s supposed to symbolize divine presence and the oranges in the windowsill and on the chest, it’s said they are the golden apples of Hesperides which is said to being a representation the conquest of death.

This painting consists of two small panels in which one panel depicts the crucifixion of Jesus and the other portrays scenes that associate themselves with the Last Judgement. In the first panel you can see a crowd surround Jesus during his crucifixion. In the background, you can see a clear picture of Jerusalem. On the bottom you can you see five people that appear to be

Jan Van Eyck’s, The Ghent, and Giovanni Bellini’s, San Zaccaria, are both altarpieces. The Ghent altarpiece is located in Saint Bavo’s Cathedral in Ghent and it is a private chapel. The period style of this piece is northern Renaissance and its medium is oil on wood. The San Zaccaria altarpiece is located in Venice and it is also a church. The period style is Italian Renaissance and it is also made out of oil on wood.

The first painting is 17th century art from India, Bichitr’s piece depicts Jahangiri being seated among an

The two main characters in the painting display elegant mannered poses and all the figures appear arranged in rather unnatural poses. There is a small scene at the foot of the Saint Catherine and Christ figures. This is thought to be the Christ child with the Virgin Mary and grandmother, Saint Anne. Below these two scenes are three smaller bordered scenes. The central one depicts two enemies reconciled by an archangel and the outer ones show Saints Michael and Margaret fighting demons. All these images show the triumph of good over evil, with the middle characters shedding their weapons and embracing. All these small pictures support that the painting was commissioned by Arigoi di Nero Arighetti to celebrate the end of a feud.

It also shows the adoration of the Lamb from the book of Revelations. Jan van Eyck shows clear detail of the lamb’s heart bleeding into a golden chalice and the fountain filling with crystal clear water which represents life. Many paintings of the time depicted religious elements such as The Gehnt Altarpiece. During this time religion was basically every artwork because the church was a big influence at the time. The church was the only one at the time that could afford to have paintings made.

The painting shows a view from Mount Holyoke, Northampton, Massachusetts, after a Thunderstorm. There are some broken trees and some birds in the sky on the left and an oxbow lake on the right. We can see some hills and mountains in the background as well as sky and a majestic view of the clouds that can almost touch the ground with a small hidden

When I see the painting the shape is symmetric in the sense that there are the same amount of people on both sides of Jesus. The genre of this painting is Christian art.There are also four panels on both sides of the walls. In my opinion, the target audience that this painting was intended for are those who are believers of Christ. I feel this way because I think that this painting portrays the event that is talked about in the bible in the scripture Matthew 26, verse 21 where Jesus says “…"Truly I tell you, one of you will betray me.". He then continues in verse 23 saying, “The one who has dipped his hand into the bowl with me will betray me”. In the painting, you can clearly see the man two seats away from his right reaching for the bowl at the same time as Christ. This event lead to the Holy Eucharist, also known as communion or the Lord’s Supper where Christ takes the bread which was to symbolize his body and wine which was to symbolize his

The painting takes place in a miser’s bedroom. In the middle of the room there is a long extravagant bed. There is a pale boy sitting up I the bed looking frightened who is the miser. His left arm is raised slightly upward like he is trying to protect himself. There is an angel next to his right shoulder and an evil demon next to his left.