ART HIST 250 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Guillaume Du Fay, Ghent Altarpiece, Jan Van Eyck
11 Apr 2018
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Guillaume dufay, nuper resarum flores, motet written to celebrate the consecration of the florence cathedral (song) Medici made their money as bankers to the pope. Link in powerpoint to see higher resolution zooming. Rober campin/ master of fl malle, m rode altarpiece, oil on panel 1425. People in the netherlands commissioned pieces for private devotional use. Movable object: would open to display or pray in front of it. New forms of emotion and devotion present + Emergence of individual artists who would personally be sought after. Was not a reject/ very celebrated for his time. Duchy of burgundy was in between the holy roman empire and france. Both had frescos in every living cell. Painted not in fresco for northern regions. Claus sluter, virgin and child, saints, and donors, portal of the chapel of the chartreuse de. Clue sluter, well of moses, chartruse de champmol, dijon, france. Was originally painted, however only limestone remains now.
