Ake Yan

We have at our disposal only two drawings, the author of which, undoubtedly, is Jan van Eyck. The first of them – an exquisite sketch for the male portrait, made

The altar of the Virgin Mary or the so-called Dresden triptych. The left wing of the altar: the archangel Michael with the donor. The right wing of the altar: St.

It is believed that the left wing of the diptych “Crucifixion” was written by the Dutch painter Jan van Eyck in the 20s of the 15th century. Other historians of

In the painting by Jan van Eyck “The Madonna in the Church,” specific field observations take up an enormous amount of space. Previous European art did not know such vital-natural

The painting “Stigmatization of St. Francis” was written by artist Jan van Eyck in 1428-1429. The desire in any scene, in any person and subject to reflect primarily the beauty

This picture is the largest work of van Eyck after the Ghent altar. Again, the sense of reality in the transfer of space, light and objects, as well as the

This is a small-sized work – a true masterpiece of Dutch art of the XV century. In the central part of the triptych – the Virgin Mary with the Child

The painting “The Madonna with the Cartesian Monk” was painted by the artist around 1425. In the paintings of Jan van Eyck it is quite obvious that any object, which

This is how the altar looks on holidays, when the doors are open. In the picture of the upper row: God the Father, reigning over all around. He solemnly sits

In the closed state, the altar resembles a room above an underground chapel. In fact, it is located above the ground in the castle with a view of the city

The most consistent new features of the method are embodied in the last portrait of the master – a portrait of his wife Margret van Eyck. Here, behind the character

The painting “Lucca Madonna” or otherwise “Maria nursing” written by artist Jan van Eyck around 1430. The fundamental role of the idea of the beauty of the universe as the

This pair portrait is recognized as one of the tops of all European culture. He is full of mysteries, provoking new interpretations and continuing to cause heated controversy. E. Panofsky,

The researchers attribute sovereignty to van Eyck’s drawings in the “Turin Watch” – a liturgical book containing prayers and hymns of the daily circle of worship. This fact, by the

The painting “Portrait of Baudouin de Lanoi” was painted by the Dutch painter Jan van Eyck around 1435. The man in the portraits of Jan van Eyck and the bearer

All the works of Jan van Eyck after 1436 bear the echo of the pathos of objectivity, which in such a sharp form was manifested in the painting “The Canon

“The worship of the lamb” is the heart of the altar. There is nothing meaningful and sad in this traditional scene. The lamb, from the neck of which is poured

The portrait of a rich Italian merchant, a friend of Van Eyck, was performed at the same time, when the famous “Portrait of the Arnolfini Four”

Archangel Gabriel, from the main Deesis Tier XII century. Wood, pavoloka, gesso, egg tempera. 48,8 х 38,8 х 2,8 The oldest icon in the collection of the Russian Museum, one

This is a copy of van Eyck’s lost picture. Completed in the late 16th century by an unknown artist.

The first manifestations of Renaissance art in the Netherlands date back to the beginning of the 15th century. Dutch masters in the 14th century enjoyed great popularity in Western Europe,