ARTS 150 1st Edition Lecture 17 Outline of Current Lecture I Comparison of Northern and Italian Renaissance Current Lecture Rogier van der Weyden Descent from the Cross Deposition 1435 o Rendition of Christ coming down from the cross o Illuminated manuscripts origin of Northern Renaissance book based culture o Main media for Northern Renaissance is oil paint began with Van Eyck o Van der Weyden had huge impact on Northern and Italian painters o He was a student of Robert Campin who did Merode Altarpiece o This work was commissioned as an altarpiece by the crossbow guild Can tell commission source because of crossbow symbols in upper corners Jan Van Eyck The Virigin with the Canon van der Paele o Van der Paele was the commissioner of the painting Compare Van der Weyden s Deposition with Fra Angelico s Deposition o Van der Weyden s lacks landscape and is focused on the finer details and precision o Angelico s has a prominent landscape with a town Compare Van der Weyden s Deposition with Entombment by Raphael o Raphael also encloses his image in a larger landscape unlike van der Weyden o Raphael attempted to outdo Angelico and Weyden by making characters actively engaged in carrying Christ s body movement actively portrayed Rogier can der Weyden St Luke Drawing the Virgin and Child 1435 40 o 1st religious painter St Luke o Van der Weyden received this story from the Gold Legend o Shows opening of balcony onto garden o As Weyden perfected pictorial art he integrated Italian Renaissance traditions Dieric Bouts Virgin and Child 1455 60 o Eastern model became influential in Flemish painting o Influenced by Weyden and Eyck o Used Byzantine aspects in his art but did not use gold in background an halos around the heads o Glykophilousa loving virgin a concept that became very popular in Northern Renaissance o Represents intense feelings and emotions These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor s lecture GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes not as a substitute o Comines eastern icons figures with Northern Renaissance o Northern Renaissance known for modern devotion a study of how human beings relate to the divine with more tenderness and emotions Hugo van der Goes Portinari Altarpiece open 1440 1452 o At height of success van der Goes entered monastery and was commissioned by Florence to do this altarpiece while at the monastery o Head of Medici bank hired him Portinari o Center panel three shepherd s at knees before Jesus and kneeling angels with virginrepresentation of adoration of Christ based on Saint Bridget of Sweden o On the side panels are the commissioners wife and husband with saints of the Bible o 1st northern renaissance painting to really influence Florence Northern Renaissance Major Innovations o Antiquity classical culture less important compared to Italian Renaissance Ie No nudes o Multiple perspective used o Painting technique oil on panel o Delight in detail of objects and texture emphasized o Clear retention of illuminated manuscript In Weyden s Deposition there was a focus on self contained images of Christ o Even Mary was in a similar form as to imitate Christ o Also focused on detail o Human skull also in picture representing the mortality of man vanitas Beginning of this emphasis on vanitas o Different style of Italian Ren woman then Northern Ren woman