MPC 103 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Jan Van Eyck, Filippo Brunelleschi, Paolo Uccello
18 Jan 2019
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Jan van eyck, man in red turban, first painting portrait to have a presence and gaze. Jan van eyck arnolfini wedding (not pregnant, showing she is fertile) Jan van eyck, lucca madonna (1436: window light = illumination of the spirit, water = purity, carpets from the east, in gothic illumination, size stands for status (large, elaborate robe, small room) Paolo uccello, battle of san romano, ca. 1455: obsessed with perspective, hat worn by soldier was a test for artists to draw properly, 3 versions of this battle, each is a glorification of perspective. Piero della francesca (c. 1415-1492) c. 1470: double portrait of federigo da. Montefeltro and his wife, battista sforza: indented nose because in a battle, his eye was removed and had his nose removed so he could see both sides. One point perspective: belts are line up on an imaginary line, heads lined up except mary"s. 1466: finding of the true cross and providing of the true cross, san.
