Gothic Art by Victoria Charles & Klaus H. Carl

Author:Victoria Charles & Klaus H. Carl [Charles, Victoria & Carl, Klaus H.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781783103249
Publisher: Parkstone International
Published: 2014-02-24T16:00:00+00:00

87. Dirk Bouts, “Pearl of Brabant” Altarpiece:

Adoration of the Magi (central panel), c. 1470.

Oil on wood, central panel 62.5 x 62.5 cm.

Alte Pinakothek, Munich (Germany).

88. Rogier Van der Weyden,

Polyptych of the Last Judgement, c. 1443-1450.

Oil on wood, 135 x 560 cm.

Hôtel-Dieu, Beaune (France).

89. Melchior Broederlam, The Dijon Altarpiece:

Annunciation and Visitation (left panel), 1393-1399.

Tempera on panel, 167 x 125 cm.

Musée des Beaux-Arts, Dijon (France).

The Prague School

The Prague School, which was initiated by Emperor Charles IV, intended its images to be more plastic than painterly. Its pictures are still partially in their original locations: Mary’s Chapel and the Chapel of the Cross in Castle Karlstein in Bohemia, and the Imperial Gallery in Vienna. Although painted in tempera on wood, these images were supposed to function as replacements for frescos and are therefore stylistically related to wall paintings. They show progress only in the striving for spiritual depth and strength of the characters. This is particularly visible in the Chapel of the Cross that features a long row of disciples, half-length portraits, church fathers, and male and female saints creating a continuous decoration on the chapel walls. This series of images is attributed to Theoderic of Prague, who was, along with Nicolaus Wurmser from Strasbourg, one of the main masters of the Prague school.

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