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Early Northern Renaissance Reading Stokstad, 561-‐591
Range 1400-‐1500 Early Northern Renaissance Terms/Concepts: Renaissance, humanism, seculariza<on, devo<o moderno, Flanders, triptych, polyptych, grisailles, panel pain<ng, sibyl, convex mirror, annuncia<on, Monument List Jan van Eyck, Double Portrait of a Giovanni Arnolfini and his Wife, 1434. Workshop of the Master of Flemalle (Robert Campin), Merode Altarpiece, c. 1425-‐1430s. Jan and Hubert (?) van Eyck, Ghent Altarpiece, 1432. Petrus Christus, A Goldsmith in His Shop, 1449. -
Workshop of the Master of Flemalle (Robert Campin), Merode
Altarpiece, c. 1425-‐1430s. 4 feet 2 feet -
Workshop of the Master of Flemalle (Robert Campin), Merode
Altarpiece, c. 1425-‐1430s. -
Workshop of the Master of Flemalle (Robert Campin), Merode
Altarpiece, c. 1425-‐1430s. -
Mary reads as she is given the news Workshop
of the Master of Flemalle (Robert Campin), Merode Altarpiece, c. 1425-‐1430s. -
Workshop of the Master of Flemalle (Robert Campin), Merode
Altarpiece, c. 1425-‐1430s. -
Workshop of the Master of Flemalle (Robert Campin), Merode
Altarpiece, c. 1425-‐1430s. -
Workshop of the Master of Flemalle (Robert Campin), Merode
Altarpiece, c. 1425-‐1430s. Tallis Lilies Majolica Pitcher Mary acts as a “vessel” for Christ Water Pot -
Workshop of the Master of Flemalle (Robert Campin), Merode
Altarpiece, c. 1425-‐1430s. -
Workshop of the Master of Flemalle (Robert Campin), Merode
Altarpiece, c. 1425-‐1430s. -
Workshop of the Master of Flemalle (Robert Campin), Merode
Altarpiece, c. 1425-‐1430s. “Does the ax raise itself above him who swings it, or the saw boast against him who uses it? As if a rod were to wield him who li[s it up, or a club brandish him who is not wood!” Isaiah 10:15 -
Workshop of the Master of Flemalle (Robert Campin), Merode
Altarpiece, c. 1425-‐1430s. -
Workshop of the Master of Flemalle (Robert Campin), Merode
Altarpiece, c. 1425-‐1430s. Mousetraps : Christ is the “bait” to “catch the devil” -
Workshop of the Master of Flemalle (Robert Campin), Merode
Altarpiece, c. 1425-‐1430s. -
Workshop of the Master of Flemalle (Robert Campin), Merode
Altarpiece, c. 1425-‐1430s. Interior windows have the crest of the Inghelbrechts of Malines Inghelbrecht Scrymakers Devo<o Moderno = “Modern Devo<on” -
Workshop of the Master of Flemalle (Robert Campin), Merode
Altarpiece, c. 1425-‐1430s. -
Workshop of the Master of Flemalle (Robert Campin), Merode
Altarpiece, c. 1425-‐1430s. -
Jan and Hubert (?) van Eyck, Ghent Altarpiece, 1432.
Zachariah Micah Sibyls -
Jan and Hubert (?) van Eyck, Ghent Altarpiece, 1432.
“Hail, full of grace, the Lord is with thee” -
Jan and Hubert (?) van Eyck, Ghent Altarpiece, 1432.
“Behold the handmaiden of the Lord.” -
Mary acts as a “vessel” for Christ Jan and
Hubert (?) van Eyck, Ghent Altarpiece, 1432. Tallis -
Jan and Hubert (?) van Eyck, Ghent Altarpiece, 1432.
Ghent Altarpiece Merode Altarpiece -
Jan and Hubert (?) van Eyck, Ghent Altarpiece, 1432.
Jodochus Vijd John the Bap<st John the Evangelist Isabella Boruut -
Jan and Hubert (?) van Eyck, Ghent Altarpiece, 1432.
Mary God John Adam Eve Musical Angels Musical Angels Cain and Abel Cain and Abel -
Jan and Hubert (?) van Eyck, Ghent Altarpiece, 1432.
This is God, all powerful in his divine majesty; of all the best, by the gentleness of his goodness; the most liberal giver, because of his generosity On his head, life without death. On his brow, youth without age. On his right, joy without sadness. On his le[, security without fear.” -
Jan and Hubert (?) van Eyck, Ghent Altarpiece, 1432.
Warriors Hermits -
Jan and Hubert (?) van Eyck, Ghent Altarpiece, 1432.
Warriors Hermits -
Jan and Hubert (?) van Eyck, Ghent Altarpiece, 1432.
Virgins Pilgrims Apostles Judges Saints -
Jan and Hubert (?) van Eyck, Ghent Altarpiece, 1432.
Lamb of God: “pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb” -
Jan van Eyck, Double Portrait of a Giovanni
Arnolfini and his Wife, 1434. -
Jan van Eyck, Double Portrait of a Giovanni Arnolfini
and his Wife, 1434. *A “le[-‐handed” marriage preserves the fortunes of the family. -
Jan van Eyck, Double Portrait of a Giovanni
Arnolfini and his Wife, 1434. -
Jan van Eyck, Double Portrait of a Giovanni Arnolfini
and his Wife, 1434. -
Jan van Eyck, Double Portrait of a Giovanni Arnolfini
and his Wife, 1434. Van Eyck? -
Jan van Eyck, Double Portrait of a Giovanni
Arnolfini and his Wife, 1434. -
Jan van Eyck, Double Portrait of a Giovanni Arnolfini
and his Wife, 1434. -
Jan van Eyck, Double Portrait of a Giovanni Arnolfini
and his Wife, 1434. “Do not come any closer. Take off your sandals, for you are standing on holy ground” God to Moses in Exodus 3:5 -
Jan van Eyck, Double Portrait of a Giovanni
Arnolfini and his Wife, 1434. -
Jan van Eyck, Double Portrait of a Giovanni Arnolfini
and his Wife, 1434. -
Jan van Eyck, Double Portrait of a Giovanni
Arnolfini and his Wife, 1434. -
Petrus Christus, A Goldsmith in His Shop, 1449. “My
gold balance does not weigh metal but the life and lot of human beings” -
Petrus Christus, A Goldsmith in His Shop, 1449. “Petrus
Christus made me in the year 1449.” -
Petrus Christus, A Goldsmith in His Shop, 1449. Petrus
Christus, A Goldsmith in His Shop, 1449. Jan van Eyck, Double Portrait of a Giovanni Arnolfini and his Wife, 1434. Convex mirrors were known as “witches” because of their magical proper<es. -
Cri<cal Thinking Ques<ons 1. What is the significance of
material objects in Early Northern Renaissance pain<ng? 2. How did the middle class become a powerful force in this context? What are some characteris<cs of this group as patrons? 3. How do the ar<sts of this <me and place indicate their status in their work? 4. How was religion and its ins<tu<ons changing during this period? How is this change shown in the representa<on of religious narra<ve? How is this evident in the types of religious work commissioned and those who commissioned these works?