Jaen Cathedral.

Spanish Renaissance Painting.

 

Pedro Berruguete.

King David.

Santo Domingo de Guzmán presiding over an Auto de Fe.

Federico Montefeltro and his son.

 

Juan de Juanes. The last supper.

 

Luis de Morales. Christ showing his crucifixion.

Vicente Masip. Martyrdom of Santa Inés.

El Bosco

The Death of Miser.

The Garden of Delights.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Garden of Delights (Detail)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pieter Bruegel the Elder

Census in Bethlehem.

Hunters in the snow.

Babel tower.

The Harvest.

The triumph of Death

Roger van der Weyden

 

Portrait of a Lady.



The Descent from the Cross.

 

 

 

 

 

Jan van Eyck. Polypthic of Ghent.

 

Polipthic of Ghent. Adoration of the mystic lamb.

Rennaisance in Europe. Sculpture. Spain.

 

Entombment of Christ. Juan de Juni.

 

Sacrifice of Isaac. Berruguete.

Renaissance in Europe. Painting. Germany and Spain.

 

Durero. Self portrait.

 

Durero. Self portrait.

 

Jacobo Fugger. Durero. 

 

The knight, the Death and the Devil. Durero.

 

Adan and Eva. Durero.

 

The burial of Count Orgaz. El Greco.

 

The knight with his hand on his chest. El Greco. 

 

Expulsion of the merchants from the temple. El Greco.

 

The spoliation. El Greco.

 

Martyrdom of St. Maurice. El Greco.

Renaissance in Europe. Architecture. Spain.

 

Charles V´s Palace in Alhambra. 

 

Granada Cathedral.

 

El Escorial Monastery. Juan de Herrera. Herrerian.

 

Salamanca University. Plateresque.

 

San Esteban Convent. Plateresque.

The Death of Miser. El Bosco. Flemish painting.

*It is at El Prado. Madrid.

*Lines and drawings predominate over colour.

*It shows what was happening in Europe. He (El Bosco) belonged to a religious group (a sect) separated from the Catholic Church.

*Death is represented. It touches with her rod or hoe.

*There is a fight between well and evil. The miser is in bed and he is about to die. There is a devil who is offering the last temptation (bag of money) The miser seems to accept the devil´s last temptation (greed is one of the capital sins) The devil wants  to take his soul to hell. The angel tries to protect him and looks at the window where Christ is with his light.

*The man next to the chest is the miser himself showing what he had been doing in life. He´s wearing poor clothes as he prefers saving money than spending it. So he leaves the pieces of silk apart.The devil is in the chest accepting what the miser offers. He holds a key and a rosary. (He  can have faith but he´still greedy)

*The black winged creature is thought to be the painter´s self portrait. (It can also be seen in "Garden of Heavenly Delights).

*The armour shows the way he made his fortune. Now it lies on the floor without any importance.

*The letter (damnation letter?).

*The tail is supposed to be the devil´s. (Like the one of the devil over the bed)

*Stained glass (it shows the style of    the cathedrals).

*The hanging curtain over the bed is like the one we can see in "Arnolfini portrait".

Arnolfini Marriage. Jan van Eyck. Renaissance painting

*Van Eyck´s masterpiece is an allegory of marriage. It shows a wedding between Giovanni Arnolfini, an Italian merchant and Jeanne Cenami. It can be regarded as a marriage certificate as the essential elements for this celebration are gathered here. (See n. 10)

*The wedding takes place at home and there are several symbols which enhance the importance of the ocassion:

1. Both characters are barefoot. We can see shoes in the foreground and another pair at the back. Removing shoes can be understood as a sign of respect.

2. Giovanni´s right hand is raised. This might be the moment of an oath.

3. Jeanne´s hand is resting on Giovanni´s as a sign of support. Their hands are right over the dog which symbolizes fidelity.

4. The apple on the window sill/ledge represents good health and fertility..

5. The tangerines represent fertility

6. The woman looks pregnant but she is not. The type of dress shapes her womb like that trying to represent the forthcoming motherhood/maternity.

7. The sunlight getting in through the window shows that God is present.

8. The only candle lighting on the lamp also shows the presence of God.

9. The red bed shows the union of both man and woman.

10. The ornament carved on the wooden headboard is Santa Margarita, the patron saint of childbirth.

11. The mirror reflects two witnesses. One of them is the painter himself. This is why no priest was needed for this ceremony.

12. The mirror is surrounded by ten images of Jesus Christ´s life.

13. The picture is signed by the painter with the sentence: "Jan van Eyck fuit hic" (Jan van Eyck was here) and  the year 1434.

14. The rosary hanging on the left-hand side shows the importance of praying.

15. The garments /clothes show these people belong to a new social which was emerging; the bourgeoisie.

16. This incredible painting can be enjoyed at the National Gallery in London.