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Jan van Eyck : the play of realism /
The surviving work of Flemish painter Jan van Eyck (c. 1395-1441) consists of a series of painstakingly detailed oil paintings of astonishing verisimilitude. Most explanations of the meanings behind these paintings have been grounded in a disguised religious symbolism that critics have insisted is f...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London :
Reaktion Books,
2012.
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| Edición: | 2nd updated and expanded ed. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Van Eyck's Realism
- 3. The Artist's Place at the Burgundian Court
- 4. An Italian Courtier's Story
- 5. The Ecclesiastical Compact of a Secular Canon
- 6. Private Devotion in a Schismatic Church
- 7. The Function of Religious Belief for van Eyck
- 8. The Doctrine of Mary
- 9. The Sacrament of the Altar
- 10. The Patrons of Domestic Religious Imagery
- 11. The Confession of Chancellor Nicolas Rolin
- 12. Patronage by Burgundian Court Functionaries
- 13. Literary Sources for van Eycks Art
- 14. Physical Format and Verbal Inscription
- 15. A Litany to the Sacred Heart of Jesus
- 16. Architectural Style and Sculptural Symbolism
- 17. Van Eyck's Modern Icon
- 18. The Image and Experience of Pilgrimage
- 19. Pretence and Scepticism in the Fifteenth Century
- 20. A Different Perspective in the Ghent Altarpiece
- 21. The Interpretation of Early Netherlandish Painting
- Afterword: Jan van Eyck, Modern Painter
- Bibliographic Commentary
- Bibliography
- Acknowledgements
- List of Illustrations
- Index.