Van Eyck
J. Cyril M. Weale
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Description
Weale wrote the Van Eyck volume in the Masterpieces in Colour series, a set of small art books edited by Hare. Its subject is the brothers Hubert and John van Eyck, Flemish painters of the late thirteen and early fourteen hundreds. The first plate shows the Adoration of the Lamb, the great altar panel tied to their names.
Series volumes share one plan: colour plates with a life of the artist and notes on the works. Weale, who also wrote the Memlinc volume in the same series, treats both brothers and the pictures that carry their name. Close looking is the point of such a book: calm faces, rich cloth, and fine detail reward a slow eye. Readers new to early Flemish art get a short, clear path in.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | J. Cyril M. Weale |
|---|---|
| COLLECTION | BOOKS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 65 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | Public Domain |
| RIGHTS | PUBLIC DOMAIN |
| SOURCE | Project Gutenberg |