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    The Isenheim Altarpiece was made by Matthias Grunewald. It took many years to complete the isenheim Altarpiece. Grunwald actually went off of someone else work and built from their work to create his own. These painting in the Isenheim Altarpiece are references to things that have happened in the Bible. The Isenheim Altarpiece was created in 1512 to 1516. The Isenheim Altarpiece was made for the Monastery of St. Anthony in Isenheim. “The monks at the monastery cared for peasants and social pariahs

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    Comparison of Masaccio's The Holy Trinity and Grunewald's The Isenheim Altarpiece The Holy Trinity by Masaccio was a painting done in approximately 1428. It is a superb example of Masaccio's use of space and perspective. It consists of two levels of unequal height. Christ is represented on the top half, in a coffered, barrel-vaulted chapel. On one side of him is the Virgin Mary, and on the other, St. John. Christ himself is supported by God the Father, and the Dove of the

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    15th century, specifically the Early Renaissance, Flemish altarpieces swept Europe with their strong attention to details. Works of altarpieces were able to encompass significant details that the audience may typically only pay a cursory glance. The size of altarpieces was its most obvious feat but

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    Don Malarkey 2-9-12 Significance of the Lamb The Adoration of the Lamb is Jan Van Eyck’s greatest accomplishments of a Renaissance painter. It was painted with oils in the third decade of the 15th century (Glover). This painting definitely has a lot going on in it. The painting is consisted of twelve panels where the outside panels can either be closed or open. There are many spiritual aspects in the painting; from the Holy family, Mary, Joseph, and Jesus; to Adam, Eve, and plenty of saints

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    in this fashion, almost seeming to be like some sort of Biblical Fan Fiction. It is in the hopes that the details of the social economic ideals of these people from this point in time will be unearthed and understood for one and all. The "Ghent Altarpiece", painted by Hubert and Jan Van Eyck is a very interesting piece. The artist created these works in 1432. He was in his early twenties or so and was helped by his older brother, Hubert Van Eyck, who was born in 1366. Neither men lived in to a very

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    Sarah Chapman Professor Luscheck Honors 322 14 December 2014 Devotio Moderna and its Influence on the Ghent Altarpiece Devotio Moderna is marked by contradictions that render it almost impossible to adequately categorize it. John Van Engen states “historians have had trouble finding ways to fit [Devotio Moderna] in. Fifteenth-century histories tried to place them back in the millennium-old framework of medieval religious orders…sixteenth-century princes and prelates…found little place for [the

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    painting’s context between 1400 and 1600 took place in a workshop during the fifteenth century. Hubert was given the responsibility to finish the Ghent Altarpiece. Due to his death on 1426, Jan took Huberts contract and signed it with the patron of the work. On May 6 1432 Jan completed the work requested by Joos. A citizen of Ghent, Vijd ordered the Ghent Altarpiece for the Church giving it to St. John the Baptist, which was located in his home city (Khan Academy 3). Visitors paid to see the art piece in the

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    located on the wall of the Church of Santa Maria Novella in Florence, Italy. Brunelleschi’s experiments on linear perspective and architecture had an influence on Masaccio’s art. The second work of art is an oil painting on wood panel titled “Isenheim Altarpiece” by artist Grunewald in c. 1510-1515. It was located in the chapel of the St. Anthony abbey hospital near Colmar, Germany. The hospital treated patients with

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    ART 202 STEP 2 OF COMPARE-CONTRAST ESSAY: Subject, Interpretation, and Context [Masaccio, Holy Trinity vs. Grunewald, Crucifixion from the Isenheim Altarpiece] SUBJECT (6 pts.): These paintings seem to have a similar subject. Discuss below any differences in their subjects. What is the overall subject (focus/theme) of both of these paintings?: The overall subject of both of these paintings are the crucifixion. Discuss any differences between them: Masaccio’s fresco the Holy Trinity, is

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    How Context Affects Art

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    “How Context Affects Art” If someone is to understand or analyze something in “historical context," he or she needs the knowledge about the historical circumstances in which it had influence on the work’s themes, techniques, messages, etc. Without understanding the context of the era, a full understanding of the work will be impossible. A work of art can be analyzed within its historical contexts, such as historical circumstances, and contemporary art developments and trends. Most artists and their

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