ARTH 1138 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Rogier Van Der Weyden, Robert Campin, Silverpoint
17 May 2017
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Art in flanders (15th century art continued) pg. 3 major artists of flanders: robert campin, jan van eyke, roger van der weyden. Able to master portraying array of textures. German inscription on top of painting that says as best i can . Bottom inscription says jan van eyke made me . According to georgia bizarre, van eyke is someone who reinvented secrets of the ancients. Artist rst makes drawing then using silver point transfers it on waxy treated paper. Mirror = focal point: center mirror: couple there as witness + painter, he sings it jan van eyke was here , passion of christ around center error. Take off shoes in the presence of god. Why is only one candle lit: enhanced meaning, out of ordinary which goes against expectations, or for form (single light source) Saint margaret is the saint of child birth: swallowed whole by a dragon, but then pops out of the dragon.
