The Virgin with Chancellor Rolin
Artist: Jan van Eyck
Year Composed: 1435
Artistic Movement: Golden Age
Nationality: Netherlands
Floor Found in Château: Third Floor
Year Composed: 1435
Artistic Movement: Golden Age
Nationality: Netherlands
Floor Found in Château: Third Floor
About the Artwork
More commonly known as the Madonna of Chancellor Rolin, Jan van Eyck's The Virgin with Chancellor Rolin shows the pair seated (along with the Christ Child on the Virgin's lap) within a throne room overlooking a lush landscape through the columned window frame. The painting was commissioned by Nicolas Rolin as a votive (or an object or representation of fulfilling a vow or promise) portrait for the Notre-Dame-du-Chastel, a church within Autun, France.
About the Artist
Commissioned by the Duke of Burgundy, Philip the Good, Flemish painter Jan van Eyck was known for his panel paintings, canvas paintings, portraits, genre paintings, and even altarpieces. As one of the founders of the Dutch Golden Age of painting, van Eyck was able to paint until he was content with his composition, allowing him the freedom to implement an extremely realistic style and aesthetic within his paintings. With the new use of oils in his paintings, van Eyck gave the art world his Ghent Altarpiece (1420-1432), Arnolfini Portrait (1434), and his Portrait of a Man (1433), all which feature prominently within the Hall of the Art Thieves.
About the Movement
The Virgin with Chancellor Rolin was composed in the Dutch Golden Age of art. The Dutch Golden Age that spanned the 17th Century (or during the 1600s) in the Netherlands. During this time, the Dutch economy and culture was flourishing due to their rise in maritime trading, banking system, and rise of the middle class. The aesthetics of the Golden Age followed the Baroque Age of art, however the content of most works revolved around genre, everyday scenes of Dutch society. Some of the most famous Dutch Golden Age artists included Rembrandt van Rijn, Johannes Vermeer, and Jan van Eyck.
Location of Original Work of Art: Louvre Museum, Paris, France
More commonly known as the Madonna of Chancellor Rolin, Jan van Eyck's The Virgin with Chancellor Rolin shows the pair seated (along with the Christ Child on the Virgin's lap) within a throne room overlooking a lush landscape through the columned window frame. The painting was commissioned by Nicolas Rolin as a votive (or an object or representation of fulfilling a vow or promise) portrait for the Notre-Dame-du-Chastel, a church within Autun, France.
About the Artist
Commissioned by the Duke of Burgundy, Philip the Good, Flemish painter Jan van Eyck was known for his panel paintings, canvas paintings, portraits, genre paintings, and even altarpieces. As one of the founders of the Dutch Golden Age of painting, van Eyck was able to paint until he was content with his composition, allowing him the freedom to implement an extremely realistic style and aesthetic within his paintings. With the new use of oils in his paintings, van Eyck gave the art world his Ghent Altarpiece (1420-1432), Arnolfini Portrait (1434), and his Portrait of a Man (1433), all which feature prominently within the Hall of the Art Thieves.
About the Movement
The Virgin with Chancellor Rolin was composed in the Dutch Golden Age of art. The Dutch Golden Age that spanned the 17th Century (or during the 1600s) in the Netherlands. During this time, the Dutch economy and culture was flourishing due to their rise in maritime trading, banking system, and rise of the middle class. The aesthetics of the Golden Age followed the Baroque Age of art, however the content of most works revolved around genre, everyday scenes of Dutch society. Some of the most famous Dutch Golden Age artists included Rembrandt van Rijn, Johannes Vermeer, and Jan van Eyck.
Location of Original Work of Art: Louvre Museum, Paris, France