FAH230H1 Lecture Notes - Petrus Christus, Court Painter, Hugo Van Der Goes
Document Summary
The merode altarpiece: made by the workshop of master of. Flemalle in 1425-30, 64. 5 x 27. 6, oil on wood and in new york. In the centre piece we have the annunciation of the virgin and in this image we have regular household equipments and there are several details in this image that tell the story in full. Like the water in the niche in the background alludes to the purity of the virgin mary. This was the moment angel gabriel announces to mary that she will be the mother of christ. This was the moment before christ entered into her body. The shawl hanging in the background is not a regular shawl instead it is a jewish shawl; part of the jewish ritual of praying. Each ten in this painting has a symbolic reference in relation to the iconography being displayed here.
