Know the Artist: Jan van Eyck

[@alexander6746]

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[@TheArtTourist]

Thank you!! 🙏

[@artvsmachine]

Van Eyk's work is astounding, especially for his time, considering he died a decade before da Vinci was born. A few of those works are absolutely stunning in terms of composition, bold use of color (ex., that green of the dress in the Arnolfini Portrait), and 3D illusionistic depth. On an abstract level, the Arnolfini Portrait is agonizingly good. Consider the jagged white lines the bottom of her dress makes just above the dog and revealing the blue under dress. So, there's not just the flat composition, but that from front to back, and merging the two seamlessly, and around a figurative image. They are anything but "primitive". Even if he used some sort of optical device to help with that chandelier, he still had to paint it and put it all in a composition. There's no way to cheat that, otherwise everyone would still be doing it. He truly created the window into another world.

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[@TheArtTourist]

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[@DEPARTMENTOFREDUNDANCYDEPT]

I wish art history and art analysis was practiced and taught like this in school as an elective for those who are interested. I have learned more about art from your channel and a couple others of similar quality and depth than I ever learned in my formal education. Thank you!

[@tonygoulart3693]

Was in Bruges last month and had the chance to see his works at the museum there. Fantastic.

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[@TheArtTourist]

This is so lovely to hear, thank you for saying that!

[@adamtolbert1296]

One of the most technically gifted painters to grace our world

[@TheArtTourist]

Agreed!

[@robertmather6152]

Thank you very much for these very high quality educational presentations. They are very much appreciated.

[@TheArtTourist]

Thank you for saying that! And thank you for watching :)

[@Odiseo1967]

Thanks, Rachel, for a wonderful video. This is great quality, both in content and image. Looking forward to see more.

[@TheArtTourist]

Thank you! So glad you enjoyed it :) More to come!

[@terpinator24]

Thanks for the overview! I am going to the Netherlands this spring, so I am hoping to see some of his works in person! I have heard of the idea that he used optical assists before, but I didn't know it was considered controversial.

[@Lawdude]

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[@emmagraceart]

great video! thanks!

[@ashleypenn7845]

Perfect for our homeschool unit. Thanks for sharing!

[@mabonbran8913]

You deserve far more views, excellent presentation, informative and faff free! Thank you.

[@TheArtTourist]

Thanks for watching!!

[@mabonbran8913]

Hello New York, from the birthplace of Aubrey Beardsley (lol!, I discovered him through your most excellent channel) Thanks for your response, you're very welcome. I have learnt something from each episode and enjoyed everyone. Rachel I like the way you dress both yourself and your set, imo, sympathetic to the subject. I'm not sure though that the cat is pulling his weight, you know when he's sitting on the books, maybe he could just lift his right paw as if to say "notice the tulips in the vase, Dutch masters, need I say more"! Lol, I know cats don't like direction!

[@sofijamilcic2928]

Thank you for this :D

[@Ammon6]

Even if they used optical helps they still had to render those amazing paintings. The color theory, the study of the behaviour of light was outstanding.

[@TheArtTourist]

Couldn’t agree with you more!

[@michaelbenenson]

The Several Circles brilliantly eclipses all other 'docu's' bar its par equal, the Philip Mould DSeries (UK), so brushes across the ocean! And thank you for the JvE digestive. m

[@TheArtTourist]

What a compliment! Thank you, Michael! ✨

[@bag2963]

Thank you for this, I was really very fascinated by this great artists, but at the moment in life I can't really get into art, but sooner or later I'll really get to know them well. P.S. You look gorgeous.

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Thank you

[@shinigami5676]

Your necklace is utterly gorgeous !! This video was exquisite. Thank you for your didactic and passionate videos. I love learning about art!

[@TheArtTourist]

Thank you! 🙏 If I remember correctly it was made from an old plumbing apparatus. So thrilled that you enjoyed the video! :)

[@softpillow9596]

Wonderful video! He was incredible! 👏

[@TheArtTourist]

Thank you so much! He really was! ✨

[@johnmoore4903]

You mentioned the camera obscura in this video. What do you think about the possibility that Vermeer used one as well?

[@TheArtTourist]

Good question! I’m open to it, especially since some of his paintings appear to show evidence of lens artifacts. For me, it doesn’t detract from the finished product, but I understand why the thought of these seemingly mystical artists employing earthly techniques can be a little disappointing. We have a Vermeer video where we touch upon this within the context of his work! m.kzbin.info/www/bejne/j6nLg5SHjs2Je80

[@pinkasarp2250]

@@TheArtTourist Yes he certainly did as well as convex mirrors and lenses cf. with David Hockney's Secret Knowledge book and television film.

[@stephanerichard6267]

He was a great artist. :) ahead of his time

[@TheArtTourist]

Absolutely! Significantly ahead of his time ✨

[@stephanerichard6267]

@@TheArtTourist still not sure how he created those paintings in the mid 1400s

[@nanamis5873]

the subtitles aren`t working :( btw great video

[@np8041]

Please keep going! The subs are coming

[@cucumbercossa8277]

Please make a video on Dieric Bouts !

[@TheArtTourist]

Added to the list! ✅

[@ZacPensol]

Great video about a great artist! Also, I'm not sure if others may have this problem but my screen oftentimes cuts off text in your videos since it's so close to the edge. Maybe not a common enough problem to bother doing anything about in future videos, but just putting it out there in case anyone else is experiencing the same.

[@TheArtTourist]

Hmm, that’s the first we’ve heard of this issue. We put the titles as out of the way as we can so as to leave room for the art. Do you happen to have a device with a curved or “waterfall” display?

[@samuelcarty7615]

Have you guys heard of Alasdair Gray? Would love to see a video on him!

[@TheArtTourist]

Whoa cool stuff! Looks familiar, actually. We have an affinity for Scottish art and artists round here. Added to the list!

[@DJRAJEE]

nice

[@ArtReviews]

What a van Eyck-ceedingly good video. I know it's a rubbish pun, made all the more rubbish by the fact you have to ignore the correct pronunciation of his name for it to work, but I'm rolling with it.

[@TheArtTourist]

We love all puns! Much appreciated :)

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Y'all got another cat???!!!! So cute!!

[@TheArtTourist]

Yes! Introducing Tallulah! ✨🐈‍⬛✨

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[@CuongN24]

Reupload

[@TheArtTourist]

Nope! New and improved. Our first van Eyck video was a little brief so we decided to expand upon his story, reshoot/edit and show more of his artworks.

[@JimOverbeckgenius]

Flat disproportionate pictures!? Iconography & inverse perspective allowed God to complete the artwork with the energies of the Holy Ghost, induced by prayer. God's powers were excluded by "humanists" & their perspectivalist theories = earthly vistas = the illusion of 3D from 2D - hence, thereafter, painting declined into deeper & deeper secularist & materialist modes. My Art corrects that.

[@JimOverbeckgenius]

PS "Supernatural realism"!? It is natural to be divine & unnatural not to be - so, in overlooking this fact, Art History becomes totally distorted. Icons are repositories of holy energies - ergo, if not iconic Art becomes less powerful.