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
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-1427-29-icon.jpg "The Ghent Altarpiece- Singing Angels (detail 1) 1427-29 - Jan Van Eyck"){kind=icon}
-icon.jpg "Adoration of the Mystic Lamb (The Ghent Altarpiece) - Jan Van Eyck"){kind=icon}
-1435-icon.jpg "The Virgin of Chancellor Rolin (detail 3) 1435 - Jan Van Eyck"){kind=icon}
Background of the painting
-1436-icon.jpg "The-Madonna-with-Canon-van-der-Paele-(detail-1)-1436 - Jan Van Eyck"){kind=icon}
-1436-icon.jpg "The Madonna with Canon van der Paele (detail 2) 1436 - Jan Van Eyck"){kind=icon}
-1436-icon.jpg "The Madonna with Canon van der Paele (detail 3) 1436 - Jan Van Eyck"){kind=icon}
-1436-icon.jpg "The Madonna with Canon van der Paele (details 1) 1436 - Jan Van Eyck"){kind=icon}
-1436-icon.jpg "The Madonna with Canon van der Paele (details 2) 1436 - Jan Van Eyck"){kind=icon}
-1435-icon.jpg "The Virgin of Chancellor Rolin (detail 1) 1435 - Jan Van Eyck"){kind=icon}
-1435-icon.jpg "The Virgin of Chancellor Rolin (detail 2) 1435 - Jan Van Eyck"){kind=icon}
