» » » » » » » » » Who Painted This? #23

Who Painted This? #23

, , , , , , , Edit
It's to a greater extent than or less other lamb!  OK - as well as thus sometimes I lack imagination!

This fourth dimension instead of existence a tiny role of a huge painting, this is a report - a drawing for a ikon - simply past times who - as well as when?

This fourth dimension instead of existence a tiny role of a huge ikon Who painted this? #23
Who painted this? #23
How to participate inwards "Who painted this? #23"

PLEASE brand certain you lot read the rules earlier posting a comment - as well as ONLY POST ON THIS BLOG what you lot intend is the answer.

Click this link to read THE RULES for participating inwards this challenge (this saves having to re-create them out for each post!).

In short:
  • use your brains non software to honor the answer
  • search using words alone on a database of images
  • leave your reply equally a comment on this blog
  • if right it volition non hold out published until the adjacent post - which provides the answer
  • if incorrect it volition hold out published
  • do non instruct out the reply on Facebook!
  • the winner - who gets a advert as well as a link on/from this weblog - is the starting fourth dimension soul to give me a completely right reply for ALL the things I desire to know

Who Painted This #22 - The Answer
Lamb of God
Part of the lower key panel of
The Ghent Altarpiece: Adoration of the Lamb
As you lot tin encounter the Lamb of God forms a really pocket-size role of the Ghent Altarpiece.

The whole ikon was started as well as in all probability designed past times Hubert van Eyck.  However he died as well as the bulk of it is idea to convey been painted past times his younger blood brother January van Eyck.

The Wikipedia page most The Ghent Altarpiece provides a really detailed explanation of all the panels

The Ghent Altarpiece: Adoration of the LambJan van Eyck (c. 1390 - c. 1341)
"Hubrecht van Eyck, the most famous painter ever known, started this run of art; his blood brother Jan, who was minute inwards the art, finished the chore at the asking of Joos Vijd. With this poesy the donor consigns the run to your accuse on May sixth 1432. Admire what they convey done for you".(Free translation of the quatrain on the polyptych)
What's really of import most the Ghent Altarpiece is that it is 1 of the "great masterpieces of Western Civilisation" as well as is ofttimes cited equally the starting fourth dimension ikon of the Renaissance.  It forms role of the even out of crude painting.  The agency Van Eyck rendered the subjects - including the usage of transparent glazes - represented a novel technique for the treatment of crude paint

Those who would similar to encounter The Ghent Altarpiece which the lamb is role of involve expect no farther than Andrew Graham Dixon's novel serial of The High Art of the Low Countries - available to encounter on iPlayer or repeated on BBC4
Starting his journeying at the magnificent altarpiece of Ghent Cathedral created past times the Van Eyck brothers, Andrew explains their groundbreaking excogitation inwards crude ikon as well as marvels at how the colours they obtained tin however rest as well as thus vibrant today.
It's the most of import ikon inwards Kingdom of Belgium as well as is undergoing a major restoration at a toll of to a greater extent than than 1m euros (£800,000; $1.3m).  This page on the Getty website tells you lot most to a greater extent than or less of the restoration processes.  What is unique is that the restoration process was carried out int the cathedral itself.

It straightaway resides behind bullet proof drinking glass inwards a secure house inside Ghent Cathedral.

You tin honor out to a greater extent than most the ikon as well as its restoration from the following:
It has been stolen at to the lowest degree half-dozen times, looted inwards iii unlike wars, held for ransom, sold illegally as well as role of it is however missing.

The right answers

Ka Grey provided a really comprehensive starting fourth dimension right answer.  I e'er similar it when the starting fourth dimension 1 comes inwards comes from somebody who has really land enjoyed finding out most that week's painting!  Very shrewd search query!

Well done to all the others who got the right reply - who are equally follows:

Subscribe to receive free email updates:

Related Posts :

0 Response to "Who Painted This? #23"

Post a Comment

Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)