FAH230H1 Lecture Notes - Triptych, Black Mass, Real Representation
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Week 12: northern european art in the sixteenth century. Born in the town of hertogenbosch ca. 1450; the artist used the name bosch to sign his paintings but last name van aken. Hieronymus bosch, adoration of the magi triptych, closed: mass of st. gregory. ca. The artist was a devote and appeals artists. He has the religious doctrine at this own time. Triptych special type of altarpiece composed by 3 segments. The vision of st. gregory has during the mass vision of christ as sorrow. The body of christ is painting within the opening of the 2 parts when the altar is open, his bodied is divided into pieces, a metaphor of the very moment of the mass. The host is divided into 2 pieces at the very moment of the consecration of the mass. With the 2 donors accompany by their patrons saints on the side.
