Jan van Eyck, Portrait of a Man in a Red Turban (Self-Portrait?), 1433, oil on oak panel, 26 x 19 cm (The National Gallery, London) Speakers: Dr. Steven Zucker & Dr. Beth Harris . Created by Beth Harris and Steven Zucker.
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@marinoseys29084 жыл бұрын
A true Masterpiece reflecting the Master himself! ❤️
@olgabai31114 жыл бұрын
I enjoyed the sounds of the gallery, it feels more authentic and it helps to imagine myself being there in the gallery.
@mrstiggy89055 жыл бұрын
his elaborate drawing ,i respect. and sometimes he has a sense of humor in the work.
@magicknight137 ай бұрын
One of the all time greats! I consider him the greatest painter of all time
@Sasha0927 Жыл бұрын
I love the deep, bold red of that turban. The "as I can" inscription is especially meaningful to me today. The message in church was essentially to do as you can and let the Lord supplement, going even beyond what you would: "As I [AM] can." Some nice unexpected confirmation there. The Art Tourist did a van Eyck video. Maybe now that I'm acquainted with a few videos, I can check that out and better appreciate it.
@phtoed11 жыл бұрын
ok inscriptions, no it is his eyes, peering at himself, and through himself to the passage of time, to us and to eternity
@michaeljohnangel63594 жыл бұрын
You should have mentioned the size of the painting. The face is about the size of one quarter of the palm of one's hand. Also, painters often wrapped a "turban" around their heads to keep hairs from falling onto the painting and sticking in the sticky oil paint.
@Ferrus9111 жыл бұрын
There are sometimes thoughts in these that seem frustratingly allusive and I prefer to have developed... the date suggests that the painter a specific way of seeing time. The appeal to ancient forms actually suggests less a personal view of time and more an appeal to a patron of the historicality of his work. It strikes me as less an existential meditation but more specifically an appeal to his craftmanship within a well defined historical social tradition.
@asderc17 жыл бұрын
Ferrus91 But hey, wasn't it more interesting to develop those points yourself?
@chillie5611 жыл бұрын
yes!
@tanya_happyrich4 жыл бұрын
So this sort of frame around the portrait is also painted and flat or is this a real frame?
@smarthistory-art-history4 жыл бұрын
It is a real frame that is painted to create the illusion that the surface has letters carved into it.
@tanya_happyrich4 жыл бұрын
@@smarthistory-art-history it means that it's not a real frame, but painted frame) I guess that what you were trying to say. why I ask, I want to understand if the frame is included in the dimensions of the painting (26x19 cm) or not.
@hanabaric56074 жыл бұрын
@@tanya_happyrich i think it's a real frame ( of wood ) painted gold and with painted letters on it, i think so at least...
@opticalmixing234 жыл бұрын
How long did it take to paint?
@shreyasshankar41093 жыл бұрын
I think it says 'As I am' He is aged. He is balding, rues his old-age and covers it up with a turban.. But he adores his talent. So he may be saying I am as I can portray myself. I would like to say this when I hold my brush one last time.
@L-mo2 жыл бұрын
Very interesting
@wereallmadhere3 жыл бұрын
1:23 "I can... Eyck can" This works fine in English, but it doesn't work very well in Flemish: /ɑls ik kɑn/ ^/ɑls ɛik Kɑn/
@morganel96495 жыл бұрын
he looks like tywin Lannister
@jaimierose29854 жыл бұрын
I had the same thought haha
@joana74976 жыл бұрын
Remove the noise of the background please.
@smarthistory-art-history6 жыл бұрын
We think that noise, the background sounds of the gallery when open to the public, is an important reminder that this is a recording of a conversation that took place in front of the painting. It is not scripted or recorded in a sound studio.