ARTH 375 Lecture Notes - Hubert Van Eyck, Jan Van Eyck, Turin National University Library

• School: Queen's University
• Department: Art History
• Course: ARTH 375
• Professor: Ron Spronk Allcorrect

Document Summary

Reputation big early on> 16th centurt called king of painters. Probably from maaseik (from his name)> belgium, close to german and holland border. Painters very mobile> went to where their opportunities were. >underdrawing we see description of notes of local dialect of maaseik. He had a daughter> entered monastery in maaseik. >hubert van eyck started ghent alterpiece; known as best painter ever by time he died; no attribution to him beside ghent altarpiece. >lambert> know very little, painter in bergudian court, helped settle. Jan s estate after his dead; number of paintings similar to jan so we assume the workshop continued in 1440 s under lambert with jan s widow. > unsure if related to jan; master of shadows illuminator. Three maries at the tomb, 1426> attributed to hubert. Angel tells the maries that christ has risen from the dead. Landscape curious: left blocked off by rocks, golden rays. Composition: seen as if we re on the right.