Renaissance+and+Reformation+Painting


 * The Arnolfini Portrait || The Last Supper ||
 * [[image:amolfini_portrait.jpg width="433" height="600"]] || [[image:the_last_supper.jpg align="center"]] ||
 * This is a painting by Jan Van Eyck, portraying Giovanni di Nicoloa Arnolfini and his wife. It was created in 1434, and the perspective it uses was quite remarkable for its time. There are many symbols of marriage in the picture, even the discarded shoes to the right. They indicate that this is a holy ceremony. The lit candle in the back also goes along with that. Giovanni and his wife realize the decision that they are making, and this painting portrays that.

There is very little know about Jan Van Eyck, but it has been proven that he did work for the court and may have had some "clandestine" tasks associated with his position on the court. For the fact that Jan Van Eyck was very staid, there is no real written or spoken reason as to why he painted this, and the obvious connection between the two characters. || This painting was created by Leonardo Da Vinci, one of the most famous Renaissance painters. He also created the Mona Lisa, a wide known painting through out most of the world. He had many wide ranging interest from nature to music, music to math, math to anatomy, anatomy to engineering, engineering to botany, and then, of course, the arts.

Not only was Da Vinci an artist, he was an inventor. He designed new military defenses, plans for a flying machine, and a sumbarine. He tried many new painting techniques. Treating his work lightly, this painting has faded over the years because of his "inadequate fresco preparation." ||