JAN VAN EYCK
FROM FLANDERS
MADE OIL PAINTING POPULAR
OIL PAINTS GOOD FOR COLOR & DETAIL
DRY SLOWER
TEST SLIDE, MAN IN A RED TURBAN, JAN VAN EYCK, RENAISSANCE
A SELF PORTRAIT
AMAZING DETAIL, DONE IN OILS
LAYERED VARNISHES TO PROTECT & KEEP PAINT FROM FLAKING
10"X7"
1ST RENAISSANCE PORTRAIT TO LOOK AT THE VIEWER
STARTED AS A MANUSCRIPT ARTIST
BOOK OF HOURS - PRAYER BOOK
- STARTED WITH CALENDAR PAGES &
"LABORS OF THE MONTH"
ONE OF THE LAST ARTISTS TO DO MANSCRIPTS BECAUSE OF THE
INVENTION OF THE PRINTING PRESS (1454) GUTENBERG PRESS
TEST SLIDE, ARNOLFINI WEDDING, VAN EYCK, RENAISSANCE
32"X 23"
SERVED AS A LEGAL DOCUMENT
THEY ARE SAYING THEIR VOWS IN FRONT OF 2 WITNESSES
WITNESSES ARE IN THE MIRROR
THEY ARE THE ARTIST AND THE VIEWER
DOG REPRESENTS FIDELITY = FAITHFUL
TRIPTYCH - 3 PART PANEL PAINTING
ALBRECHT DURER
FROM GERMANY
1ST GERMAN ARTIST TO BE RENAISSANCE MAN
COMPARED TO LEONARDO - THE GERMAN LEONARDO
SIMILARITIES - BOTH KEPT JOURNALS & STUDIED THE SCIENCES
SIGNS WITH INITIALS
DID PRINT MAKING
PRINTS ARE DONE ON PAPER, WITH INK
DONE BY STAMPING THE PICTURE
ARTIST MAKES THE STAMP
VERY PROFITABLE B/C YOU CAN MAKE LOTS OF COPIES
2 KINDS OF PRINTS:
WOODCUT - DONE WITH WOODEN STAMP
- ARTIST CUTS OUT THE NEGATIVE SPACE
ENGRAVING - DONE WITH COPPER STAMP
- ARTIST CUTS THE POSITIVE STAMP
WOODCUT HAS HEAVIER, THICKER LINES
ENGRAVING LOOKS SOFTER, MORE SHADING
TEST SLIDE, FOUR HORSEMEN, DURER, RENAISSANCE
SHOWS WAR, FAMINE, PESTILENCE & DEATH
WOODCUT
SIGNED
SAINT JEROME
ENGRAVING
TRANSLATED BIBLE TO LATIN
SYMBOL = LION
MARTIN LUTHER
STARTED THE PROTESTANT REFORMATION
"PROTESTED" THE CATHOLIC CHURCH
WAS GERMAN
LUTHER BELIEVED:
1) FAITH SAVES YOU (NOT GOOD DEEDS)
2) PEOPLE SHOULD BE ABLE TO PRAY TO GOD THEMSELVES
3) PEOPLE SHOULD BE ABLE TO READ THE BIBLE FOR THEMSELVES
(VERY HUMANISTIC)
4) WAS AGAINST RELICS
5) WAS AGAINST SELLING INDULGENCES
INDULGENCES WERE FORGIVENESS OF SIN - PIECES OF PAPER TO BE
BOUGHT
MONEY RAISED HELPED TO PAY FOR ART IN THE CATHOLIC CHURCHES
PROTESTANT CHURCHES VERY PLAIN
NO ARTWORKS
PROTESTANT ARTISTS QUIT DOING RELIGIOUS SUBJECTS
INSTEAD THEY PAINT LANDSCAPE, STILL LIFE AND GENRE
GENRE IS A SCENE OF EVERYDAY LIFE
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