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    The document summarizes information about 4 famous paintings from major art galleries: The Arnolfini Portrait by Jan van Eyck from 1434 depicts a married couple and includes a mirror that represents "the eye of God". Leonardo da Vinci's The Virgin of the Rocks from 1485 illustrates a scene from the Bible and includes the Virgin Mary, Jesus, John the Baptist and the angel Uriel. Diego Velázquez's The Rokeby Venus from 1648 shows the nude Venus and was later damaged by a feminist protester cutting it. Vincent van Gogh's The Sunflowers from 1888 uses an impasto technique and the artist intended to gift the

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    The document summarizes information about 4 famous paintings from major art galleries: The Arnolfini Portrait by Jan van Eyck from 1434 depicts a married couple and includes a mirror that represents "the eye of God". Leonardo da Vinci's The Virgin of the Rocks from 1485 illustrates a scene from the Bible and includes the Virgin Mary, Jesus, John the Baptist and the angel Uriel. Diego Velázquez's The Rokeby Venus from 1648 shows the nude Venus and was later damaged by a feminist protester cutting it. Vincent van Gogh's The Sunflowers from 1888 uses an impasto technique and the artist intended to gift the

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    Activity 3.

    VISIT AT THE NATIONAL GALLERY

    THE ARNOLFINI PORTAIT

    Author
    Jan Van Eyck
    Style
    Gothic Fleming
    Painted the year
    1434
    Painted with
    oil about oak wood
    Measures
    82*59 cm
    What function has got the mirror?
    The mirror is the eye of god. In the mirror they turn up two
    persons (the witnesses) and the painter joint in 10 of the 14
    stations of the Way Crucis.
    Why Van Eyck was interested in the light?
    Because the light helps to get perspective

    THE VIRGIN OF THE ROCKS

    Author
    Leonardo Da Vinci
    Style
    Renaissance
    Painted the year
    1485
    Painted with
    oil about oak wood
    Measures
    199*122 cm
    What legend is represented?
    Escape from Jerusalem to protect them from Frodes
    What characters are represented in this painting?
    Virgin Maria, Jesus, Joan Bautist and angel Uriel.
    THE ROCKEBY VENUS

    Author
    Velazquez
    Style
    Baroque
    Painted the year
    1648
    Painted with
    oil about cloth
    Measures
    122*177 cm
    Why this painting is important?
    Because a feminist woman cut it in 22 cuts.
    Who is catching the mirror?
    The son of Venus, Eros

    THE SUNFLOWERS Author


    Van Gogh
    Style
    Postimpressionism
    Painted the year
    1888
    Painted with
    oil about canvas
    Measures
    92*73 cm
    What special technique was used to make the painting?
    Impasto technique
    What did the author wants to do with the painting?
    He wanted to give it to his friend Gauguin

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