“The Virgin of chancellor Rolin” by Jan van Eyck
This is a formal analysis of “The Virgin of Chancellor Rolin” by Jan van Eyck. This painting was created in 1435 and resides at the Louvre Museum in Paris, France. It is painted on an oak plank with oil paints, and was created during the renaissance, a time of re-birth of Classicism, idealistic figures and naturalism, also to include a sense of reason and mythology, but Eyck was not your traditional renaissance painter. Eyck’s painting of the Virgin Mary and Chancellor Rolin contains the Classicism of the Renaissance as well as ideas of symbolism and order. The subject of this painting is designed to be a religious image in which Rolin was the advocate for. The figures portrayed in this painting are Chancellor Rolin, the Virgin Mary, baby Jesus, and an angel raised over …show more content…
Mary’s cloak, the angel and the table Rolin’s in kneeling at have deep colour in them. Rolin’s robe seems to be rich in detail even though the colour is not vibrant. Red seems to be the most abundant colour in this painting. It is seen in Mary’s overflowing cloak and in the background on the hat of a child. The colours are more muted in this painting, blues and reds are not bright causing a more casual mood. The colours in this painting are not very exciting, but they are more reflective. The focal point of “The Virgin of Chancellor Rolin” very specific and My eye was first drawn to the landscape and the arches in the background. This happened because there is more light in the part of the painting and it is the focal point of linear perspective in this piece. I was them drawn to the foreground of the painting. Eyck has made Rolin and Mary larger and more distinct, this is to retain your attention. Linear perspective is a common useful approach to keep the viewer’s
This is a formal analysis of “The Virgin of Chancellor Rolin” by Jan van Eyck. This painting was created in 1435 and resides at the Louvre Museum in Paris, France. It is painted on an oak plank with oil paints, and was created during the renaissance, a time of re-birth of Classicism, idealistic figures and naturalism, also to include a sense of reason and mythology, but Eyck was not your traditional renaissance painter. Eyck’s painting of the Virgin Mary and Chancellor Rolin contains the Classicism of the Renaissance as well as ideas of symbolism and order. The subject of this painting is designed to be a religious image in which Rolin was the advocate for. The figures portrayed in this painting are Chancellor Rolin, the Virgin Mary, baby Jesus, and an angel raised over …show more content…
Mary’s cloak, the angel and the table Rolin’s in kneeling at have deep colour in them. Rolin’s robe seems to be rich in detail even though the colour is not vibrant. Red seems to be the most abundant colour in this painting. It is seen in Mary’s overflowing cloak and in the background on the hat of a child. The colours are more muted in this painting, blues and reds are not bright causing a more casual mood. The colours in this painting are not very exciting, but they are more reflective. The focal point of “The Virgin of Chancellor Rolin” very specific and My eye was first drawn to the landscape and the arches in the background. This happened because there is more light in the part of the painting and it is the focal point of linear perspective in this piece. I was them drawn to the foreground of the painting. Eyck has made Rolin and Mary larger and more distinct, this is to retain your attention. Linear perspective is a common useful approach to keep the viewer’s