"Madonna with the Child Reading"

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The paper examines how Van Eyck's 1433 canvas, "Madonna with the Child Reading" conveys Van Eyck's singularity and incisive use of religious imagery to express the anguish of his personal life. The paper attempts to nevertheless show that this realism could still hold the capacity for incredible and humanist poignancy.

From the Paper:

"The early 15th century would witness a flurry of new technical feats in painting, with artists in Italy and France contributing particularly to a new depth of realism in visual portrayal. Often overlooked would be the remarkable work of some of the late-renaissance painters emergent from Northern Europe. The Netherlands would produce some of the most detailed and accurate portrayals of human features and contexts, with Jan Van Eyck often identified as perhaps the best of painters from his time. His 1433 canvas, Madonna with the Child Reading stands as testament both to Van Eyck's singularity and to incisive use of religious imagery to express the anguish of his personal life."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Haber, J. (2007). The death of the symbol. Haber's Art Reviews. Online at http://www.haberarts.com/vermeer1.htm>
• Hughes, R. (2006). Jan van Eyck. The Complete Paintings of the Van Eyck's.
• Jolly, P.H. (1998). Jan van Eych's Italian Pilgrimage: A miraculous Florentine Annunciation and the Ghent Alterpiece. Zeitschrift fur Kunstgeschichte, 61(3), 369-394.

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