Jan van Eyck

Known by many different names, including Arnolfini Double Portrait and The Arnolfini Marriage, Jan van Eyck painted The Arnolfini Portrait (Figure 1). The portrait is an eighty-two by sixty centimetres oak panel created with oil paints. Though it is not what year van Eyck began this painting, it is dated as complete in 1434. The Arnolfini Portrait depicts Giovanni di Nicolao Arnolfini and his wife, Costanza Trenta. In 1861, William Henry James Weale assumed that the Giovanni Arnolfini depicted…

Panofsky’s interpretations rest on a basis of this idea concluding the portrait as a ‘pictorial marriage certificate’. According to him, the artist’s signature on the back wall transforms van Eyck to a witness of marriage ritual rather than only a painter as similarly flourished script is normally used for legal documents. Campbell corrects Panofsky by pointing out the used of elaborate and decorative inscriptions in various situations, not…

the details of their paintings. An example of this would be in Saint Luke Drawing the Virgin by Rogier Van Der Weyden, on the armrests it depicts Adam, Eve, and the serpent, this is to represent Mary as the new Eve and Christ as the new Adam who will redeem humanity from sin (Kleiner, 554). One artist in particular who had an immense impact on this genre of art was Jan Van Eyck. Jan Van Eyck was one of the first…

The Arnolfini Double Portrait an original oil painting by Jan van Eyck, have many titles but mostly knowing as Giovanni Arnolfini and His Bride or The Arnolfini Wedding Portrait can be considered as a good example of how historian look at works of art it's also filled with symbols linked to fertility, faith Christianity, loyalty, and love. One of the most significant is the fruit first the oranges placed on the table behind the man which symbolize fertility especially in the first day of…

In 1430, Jan van Eyck painted "The man in a blue cap" using the principal medium in that time, oil on wood. Originally painted to be in the Brukenthal National Museum, is a very small piece (22.5 cm x 16.6 cm with frame and 19.1 cm x 13.2 cm without frame) , This piece still in the same place it was painted. The man is shown in three-quarters view with his face dramatically lit by light falling from the left. This device provides both striking contrasts of light and shadow and draws the…

and Jan van Eyck, of Bruges were both revolutionary artist during the Late Gothic and Early Renaissance era (c. 1300-1500). However, each artist had incredibly different styles and utilized different mediums that they would later become known for. Giotto lived and worked in Florence during a period when religious subjects and styles had been laid down by centuries of tradition. As the first artist to depict human emotion, his influence put Western art on a path to the Renaissance. Jan van Eyck…

everything, instead of knowing a lot about one thing. This man would be able to carry on a conversation about anything. He should also have a knowledge about Latin and Greek. These men were artists, writers, inventors, and more. Leonardo da Vinci and Jan Van Eyck are prime examples of a Renaissance Man, even though they came from two different areas of the Renaissance period. Leonardo da Vinci was born on April fifteenth of the year 1452 in a city in Italy named Tuscany. He moved to Vinci to…

unique paintings hung around the exhibit all displayed what life was back then. Glancing around the room, I caught sight of a hallway that lead to a rectangular space; filled with columns that in the center had precious masterpieces created from Jan van Eyck, Piero della Francesca, and etc. European Paintings were concealed throughout the whole exhibit; representing the brightly colored glass design.. The exhibits collection varies from Italy, Netherlands, and etc. I was impressed with each and…

Leonardo da Vinci, Jan Van Eyck, Michelangelo, and Raphael captured in art the translation of the word Renaissance, meaning “rebirth” or “reawakening.” Throughout the period, from the late 14th century to the end of the 16th century, artists discovered new techniques and attributes of artistic design, as well as created many of the most famous and beloved sculptures and paintings of all time. As da Vinci commented, “A beautiful body perishes, but a work of art dies not.” Italy introduced…

The Arnolifini Wedding Portrait (1434, oil on wood, 82.2 cm x 60 cm, National Gallery, London) by Jan Van Eyck is one of the most extraordinary and mysterious paintings in art history. The complexity and rich detail makes it perplexing to art historians who have never been able to establish the true meaning behind the portrait. The most notable opinion is that of Erwin Panofsky, who argues that the Arnolfini was a marriage ceremony and was witnessed by the painter, shown with his reflection in…