can someone please share the story behind this picture? who are the people in the painting? what was happening? what message is it trying to tell its audience?
Background of the painting Posted by Curious19 on 8.February 2009, 09:30
It is about people giving blesings to a baby
Posted by Megaman on 17.May 2009, 17:30
When in Bruges, this painting is an absolute must-see. No reproduction or photograph can capture how unbelievably gorgeous it is, and what a genius Van Eyck was. It may be the most beautiful painting I have ever seen.
The Madonna of Canon van der Paele 1436 Posted by Jeff Combs on 24.April 2012, 23:10
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-icon.jpg "Adoration of the Mystic Lamb (The Ghent Altarpiece) - Jan Van Eyck - www.jan-van-eyck.org"){kind=icon}
-1427-29-icon.jpg "The Ghent Altarpiece- Singing Angels (detail 1) 1427-29 - Jan Van Eyck - www.jan-van-eyck.org"){kind=icon}
Background of the painting
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-1436-icon.jpg "The Madonna with Canon van der Paele (detail 2) 1436 - Jan Van Eyck - www.jan-van-eyck.org"){kind=icon}
-1436-icon.jpg "The Madonna with Canon van der Paele (detail 3) 1436 - Jan Van Eyck - www.jan-van-eyck.org"){kind=icon}
-icon.jpg "The Madonna with Canon van der Paele (detail) - Jan Van Eyck - www.jan-van-eyck.org"){kind=icon}
-2-icon.jpg "The Madonna with Canon van der Paele (detail) 2 - Jan Van Eyck - www.jan-van-eyck.org"){kind=icon}
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-1436-icon.jpg "The Madonna with Canon van der Paele (details 2) 1436 - Jan Van Eyck - www.jan-van-eyck.org"){kind=icon}
