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Jan Van Eyck's piece Ghent Altarpiece "Adoration of the Lamb" the center piece was completed in 1432 in Saint Bavo Cathedral, Ghent, Belgium. Religious paintings were heavily influenced during this time, This is one of the most realistic (realism) paintings of the time using oil paints which Jan had perfected. He uses a lot of texture in his paintings and the color pallet is mostly greens and neutral colors and red and blues.This paintings feels important by the color choices for the attention to detail,You can see the detail in every piece of clothing, the lamb and the block that the lamb stands on. It gives off a sense of power. I would not have this in my house or own anything like this.


Analysis  

This piece was made by Jan Van Eyck and his brother Hubert Van Eyck, The art piece was placed in the Cathedral May 6th,1432. His Brother Hubert was the main one to work on this piece but Jan had finished it, The painting was inspired by religion, since during this time Religous paintings were most popular,it was the first major oil painting transitioning from the middle age to the renissance, The renissance focused on Biblical tales,everyday life, landscapes and more. The Reinvention of Rome By The Catholic Church i feel as though really influnced during this time because of the transitioning between ages and the balance of the church, along with a whole new era that was surfacing.The lamb of god represents the center piece of this pannel, the whole picture is of a biblical scene, which relates to the Catholic church and the stories of the bible. There are 14 angles surrounding the lamb as a sacrifice with a couple of others. The religon feeling is very important to inspect especially during this time frame, as Relgion was the biggest topic and very touchy subject. This was known as the turning point with the dipiction of religon art even though it was a tradition of the time.

Bibliography 

Northern Renaissance - the Style of North Renaissance Painting, artfilemagazine.com/northern-renaissance/. Accessed 21 Feb. 2024. 

Gurney, Tom. “Adoration of the Lamb.” Adoration of the Lamb by Jan van Eyck, TheHistoryOfArt.org, www.thehistoryofart.org/jan-van-eyck/adoration-of-the-lamb/. Accessed 22 Feb. 2024.

Bradley, Author Trace. “12 Enthralling Facts about the Ghent Altarpiece.” Art Facts, 18 Dec. 2022, art-facts.com/ghent-altarpiece-facts/.


   



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