AHST 1304 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Jan Van Eyck, Arnolfini, Triptych
Document Summary
Master of flemalle, merode altarpiece, c. 1425-28, now in the cloisters (met), nyc. Flemish art characteristic: symbolism and realism with detail. Book means all knowledge and foreknowledge, she was literate - humanist. Open book is always open to the book of isiah, Virgin has conceive and born a son named emmanuel. Man in the working area, trap on the windowsill, traps sin so sin cannot get in. Jan van eyck, wedding portrait of giovanni arnolfini and his wife, 1434, now in. Mirror reflects the back of the couple and the 2 men who are the witnesses in the wedding. Peaches ripening on the windowsill, baby is ripening in the womb. Chandelier is only 1 lit, light a candle leading up to the wedding night. Peaches cast shadow, light effects on the chandelier. Mirror has small scenes of the stations of the cross. It is the first time anyone has painted a mirror.
