Eyck, Jan van: portraits - статья по прочим предметам

 

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  • Van Eyck's art reached perhaps its greatest triumph in the painting of portraits.
  • Their grave, youthful faces both have a lovely responsability that is typical of van Eyck.
  • He was an Italian merchant, she the daughter of an Italian merchant.
  • In its own way it was as new and as revolutionary as Donatello's or Masaccio's work in Italy.
  • A simple corner of the real world had suddenly been fixed on to a panel as if by magic.
  • It is as if we could pay a visit to the Arnolfini in their house.
  • The picture probably represents a solemn moment in their lives - their betrothal.
  • As today, marriages in 15th-century Flanders could take place privately rather than in church.
  • The mirror is painted with almost miraculous skill.
  • Its carved frame is inset with ten miniature medallions depicting scenes from the life of Christ.

 

 

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