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LECTURE 2 "The Marian Paintings"

Jan van Eyck: Art as a Mirror of the World • 1h 9m

Religious devotion in the fifteenth century was centered around the Virgin Mary. In her role as mother of God and paragon of female virtue, she assumed new relevance in art. Van Eyck presents her as both humble and exalted, as the Virgin Annunciate and seated on the throne of heaven. His Marian paintings employ rich symbolism that supports the Virgin’s liturgical role as mother of the Church.

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