Ch. 20&23 - Late Medieval to High Renaissance in Northern Europe
disguised symbolism
A Northern Renaissance technique of giving a spiritual meaning to ordinary objects in the painting, so these detail can carry the spiritual message (Giovanni Arnolfini and His Bride)
Protestant Reformation
A religious movement of the 16th century that began as an attempt to reform the Roman Catholic Church and resulted in the creation of Protestant churches.
engraving
Art form in which an artist etches a design on a metal plate with acid and then uses the plate to make multiple prints
Melancolia I
Artist: Albercht Durer Medium: engraving Year: 1514
Caterina van Hemessen, Self-Portrait
Artist: Caterina van Hemessen Medium: oil on wood Year: 1548
The French Ambassadors
Artist: Hans Holbein the Younger Medium: oil and tempera on wood Year: 1533
Man in a Red Turban
Artist: Jan Van Each (self portrait) Medium: oil on wood Year: 1433
Giovanni Arnolfini and His Bride
Artist: Jan Van Eyck Medium: oil on wood Year: 1434
Isenheim Altarpiece
Artist: Matthias Grunewald Medium: oil on wood Year: 1512-1515 Location: Hospital of Saint Anthony
Hunters in the Snow
Artist: Pieter Bruegel the Elder Medium: oil on panel Year: 1548
Which work do art historians consider to include a detailed self portrait of Jan van Eyck?
Man in a Red Turban
Anamorphic
Term used to describe an image that has been optically distorted
How do oil paints differ from tempera paints?
They are easier to rework
ergotism
a plant disease, often drawn on Jesus
Humoral Pathology
blood, yellow vile, black vile, phlegm; Melancolia I is the black vile
Erasmus of Rotterdam
humanist scholar who sought to reform society, apply the Gospel to the political system, and prod the Church into self-renewal
genre
pictorial representation in any of various media of scenes or events from everyday life, such as markets, domestic settings, interiors, parties, inn scenes, and street scenes
burgundy
purplish-red in color
What is the function of accessories, furniture, and utensils in the paintings by Flemish artists, such as Robert Campin's Master of Flenalle / Merode Triptych?
religious symbols
Which class of portraiture is represented by Giovanni Arnolfini and His Wife?
secular portraiture
Who was the likely patron of Rogier van Der Weyden's Saint Luke Drawing the Virigin?
the city's artists' guild
In Jan van Eyck's Giovanni Arnolfini and His Wife, which of the following elements is an allusion to fidelity?
the dog
