The Virgin and Child in a Church (central section of a portable altar). EYCK, Jan van, ca. 1390-1441. Artist : painter Staatliche Kunstsammlungen, Alte Meister (Old Masters). ID=GDAM still image Painting eng Van Eyck's inspired observations of light and its effects, executed with technical virtuosity through this new, transparent medium, enabled him to create a brilliant and lucid kind of reality. The invention of this technique transformed the appearance of painting. Since 1430 van Eyck lived and worked in Bruges as painter to the court and city. It was believed, that Jan van Eyck invented painting with oils, maybe it is not true, but his technique in painting with oils is exceptional. His paint is so transparent that his works have a unique, almost luminous sheen. Van Eyck's inspired observations of light and its effects, executed with technical virtuosity through this new, transparent medium, enabled him to create a brilliant and lucid kind of reality. The invention of this technique transformed the appearance of painting. Since 1430 van Eyck lived and worked in Bruges as painter to the court and city. It was believed, that Jan van Eyck invented painting with oils, maybe it is not true, but his technique in painting with oils is exceptional. His paint is so transparent that his works have a unique, almost luminous sheen. Style: Flemish Northern Renaissance. School: Northern Renaissance. Movement: Renaissance. Flemish. Painting Art and Art History Collection (Saskia)
The Virgin and Child in a Church (central section of a portable altar).
EYCK, Jan van, ca. 1390-1441. Artist : painter
Staatliche Kunstsammlungen, Alte Meister (Old Masters). ID=GDAM
still image
Painting
eng
Van Eyck's inspired observations of light and its effects, executed with technical virtuosity through this new, transparent medium, enabled him to create a brilliant and lucid kind of reality. The invention of this technique transformed the appearance of painting. Since 1430 van Eyck lived and worked in Bruges as painter to the court and city. It was believed, that Jan van Eyck invented painting with oils, maybe it is not true, but his technique in painting with oils is exceptional. His paint is so transparent that his works have a unique, almost luminous sheen.
Van Eyck's inspired observations of light and its effects, executed with technical virtuosity through this new, transparent medium, enabled him to create a brilliant and lucid kind of reality. The invention of this technique transformed the appearance of painting. Since 1430 van Eyck lived and worked in Bruges as painter to the court and city. It was believed, that Jan van Eyck invented painting with oils, maybe it is not true, but his technique in painting with oils is exceptional. His paint is so transparent that his works have a unique, almost luminous sheen.
Style: Flemish Northern Renaissance.
School: Northern Renaissance.
Movement: Renaissance.
Flemish.
Painting
Art and Art History Collection (Saskia)