Essays on Van Eyck

Abstract

Religious art has been present in art history for a long time. However in different periods it was used in different ways. In Early Renaissance people used to show their faith with it, whereas in the High Renaissance and later Baroque, it became a tool in the hands of the Church. Nonetheless, history and the process of art development have provided us with plenty of artists and their masterpieces for all the future generations to study. The works of Antonello da Messina, Leonardo da Vinci and Rembrandt van Rijn are considered the best examples of each period in question ...

The works of the artists, Jan van Eyck (c.1390-1441), Caravaggio (1561-1610) and Gian Lorenzo Bernini (1598-1680) represent almost the entire span of the Italian Renaissance period which occurred from the 14th to the 16th Centuries. Van Eyck was a Flemish painter who painted naturalistic portraits and religious painting on oak panels. Considered to be the leading painter of his day, his works differed from other great Early Italian Renaissance works in that his works recorded his faithful observation of nature , an influence of the Renaissance in the north, rather than the classically idealized works characteristic of the Early Italian ...

Art is primarily seen as a depiction of the current on goings of people or what they face in their daily lives. Renaissance art is, therefore, a typical representation of the Renaissance period. During this period, European art was revived against a backdrop of economic growth. In this period, there was development of new technologies that steered various forms of art like philosophy, literature and much more. In this case, the art of painting seems to draw so much of our attention since it gives a more vivid picture of this particular period. Most forms of art were used ...

The famous painters and artist were instrumental in the early Netherlandish paintings in the 15th and 16th century. Their works are based on the International Gothic style that was used in the completion of their paintings. The painters had significant contributory advancements in the field of illusionism and complex iconography. They dwelled more on the areas of religious scenes and portraits that were consistent with mythological subjects. Spiritual ideals were among the central themes of the works of the painters however there were depictions of material and earthly well-being in their paintings. Van Eyck often used iconographic elements to ...

The human figure and its presentation in the art are some of the most important aspects in portraying how the world has become civilized over time. The nature of depicting the human figure has considerably changed in different eras, as shown in the three pieces of art shown below.

Early Renaissance

Duccio di Buoninsegnacreated the Maesta, which is an example of how the human form was depicted in art between 1300 and 1399. Done in 1308, the painting is regarded as one of the best historical works of art and used a combination of tempera and gold applied on wood. It ...

Renaissance marks a period in the history of Europe when the Middle Ages were almost coming to an end and the Modern World was rising. Beginning in the 14 century and lasting till the middle of the 17th century, Renaissance represents the cultural rebirth that took place during this period. In the 15th century, the Early Renaissance art period was predominant chiefly in Italy, where it served as a bridge between the gap in the Italian Middle Ages and the High Renaissance. Generally, it is said that Early Renaissance fully developed in the late 16th century. The purpose of this research ...