Visual Arts History 1040 Lecture : northern europe
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November 16th, 2011 y burgundy and flanders y france y holy roman empire. Jan van eyck, giovanni arnolfini and his bride, 1434. Invention of new weapons/war tactics -> deconstructed feudal horseback. Increased royal, church, and private artistic commissions: introduction of oil based pigments began to be the leading medium in art, professionalism of printmaking the invention of moving text precursor to mass production. Melchior broederlam, retable de champmol, from the chapel of the. Robert campin, master of flemalle, merode altarpiece y ca. Inside various scenes of humanity s redemption through christ y centre top panel god the father depicted as king/pope y mary depicted as the gothic queen of heaven wearing a crown with 12 stars. Jan van eyck, giovanni arnolfini and his bride y 1434 y oil on wood y y this piece was a commission by the medici family bourgeoisie commission. Rogier van der weyden, portrait of a lady y ca.