4. Remember the following works of art. Be
able to analyze and discuss each one.
- January, from Les
Tres Riches Heures du Duc de Berry by the Limbourg Brothers (page 532). How does
Les Tres Riches Heures represent the "increasing integration
of religious and secular concerns in both art and life at that time?"
- Ghent
Altarpiece (closed) (page 524) and Ghent
Altarpiece (opened) (page 525) by Jan van Eyck. Describe how the characteristics
of Flemish painting -- "deep, intense tonality, the illusion of flowing
light, and hard enamel-like surfaces" -- seen in the Ghent Altarpiece
contrast with earlier tempera works.
- Deposition
by Rogier van der Weyden (page 527). How does this piece explore the artist's purpose
of "expressing maximum action within a limited space?"
- Remember the Last
Supper of Dirk Bouts (page 530) to compare later with the Last
Supper of Andrea del Castagno (see Chapter 21, page 557) and the Last
Supper of Leonardo da Vinci (see
Chapter 22, page 582).
- Compare the Portinari
Altarpiece by Hugo van der Goes (page 531) with the Altarpiece of the
Virgin with Saints and Angels by Hans Memling (page 531) and the
Merode
Altarpiece by Robert Campin (page
523). Consider the presentation
of the human figure, the presence of the donor portraits, displays of human
emotion, various pictorial devices and/or realistic naturalism and attention
to detail.
- Giovanni
Arnolfini and His Bride by Jan van Eyck (page 518 and discussed on pages 524-525). Comment on the incorporation of both secular and
religious elements, the presence and meaning of many symbolic objects,
and the possible purpose for this and similar works of art.
- St. Anthony
Tormented by Demons by Martin Schongauer (page 538). Examine
"Woodcuts, Engravings and Etchings" (inset
on page 537) and Schongauer's contribution
to the graphic arts.
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