Chapter Twenty
Of Piety, Passion, and Politics: Fifteenth-Century Art in
Northern Europe and Spain
Of Piety, Passion, and Politics: Fifteenth-Century Art in
Northern Europe and Spain
On the left is a painting by Rogier van der Weyden and on the right a painting by Jan van Eyck. Compare and
contrast them using the chart below.
Name:_______________________________
Two Dimensional Work:
Composition
Depth/Illusionary Space/Plane
Figure/Ground Relationships
Technique/Media
Balance/Unity
Content: Meaning/Intention/Message
Movement
Color/Value
Left Screen Right Screen
Name of work of art:_____________________ Name of work of art:______________________________
Date:_____________________ Date:__________________________
Period or Style:_________________________ Period or Style:_________________________________
Material/Technique:_____________________ Material/Technique:_____________________________
Similarity #1:__________________________ Similarity #1:__________________________________
____________________________________ ____________________________________________
Difference #1_________________________ Difference #1_________________________________
____________________________________ ____________________________________________
Difference #2_________________________ Difference #2_________________________________
____________________________________ ____________________________________________
Difference #3_________________________ Difference #3_________________________________
____________________________________ ____________________________________________
DIfference #4_________________________ DIfference #4_________________________________
____________________________________ ____________________________________________
contrast them using the chart below.
Name:_______________________________
Two Dimensional Work:
Composition
Depth/Illusionary Space/Plane
Figure/Ground Relationships
Technique/Media
Balance/Unity
Content: Meaning/Intention/Message
Movement
Color/Value
Left Screen Right Screen
Name of work of art:_____________________ Name of work of art:______________________________
Date:_____________________ Date:__________________________
Period or Style:_________________________ Period or Style:_________________________________
Material/Technique:_____________________ Material/Technique:_____________________________
Similarity #1:__________________________ Similarity #1:__________________________________
____________________________________ ____________________________________________
Difference #1_________________________ Difference #1_________________________________
____________________________________ ____________________________________________
Difference #2_________________________ Difference #2_________________________________
____________________________________ ____________________________________________
Difference #3_________________________ Difference #3_________________________________
____________________________________ ____________________________________________
DIfference #4_________________________ DIfference #4_________________________________
____________________________________ ____________________________________________
Vocabulary: Book of Hours diptych triptych woodcut engraving hatching
symbolism oil paint luminous Guild of St. Luke Flanders
sanctified
symbolism oil paint luminous Guild of St. Luke Flanders
sanctified