terça-feira, 22 de setembro de 2015

Arte & Ciência

Jan van Eyck, The Ince Hall Madonna (The Virgin and Child Reading) (1433, The National Gallery, Melbourne)
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Peter Paul Rubens, Virgin and Child (1624-1625, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Gemäldegalerie, Berlin)
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«For it is reliably known, that the great Rubens, and his predecessor Van Eyck, both Flemish artists, most assiduously studied chemistry in Germany before they applied themselves to painting; and that, to a great extent, the brilliancy of their colours was owing to their extensive knowledge of that science.»
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D. Laurent de Lara, Elementary Instruction in The Art of Illuminating and Missal Painting on Vellum, A Guide to Modern Illuminators, London, 1863, J, Weitheimer and Co., p. 31.

2 comentários:

ana disse...

Achei graça à citação.
Realmente a arte e a ciência caminham a par e passo.
As duas pinturas são lindas, mas confesso que gosto mais do primeiro pintor.
Beijinho. :))

Margarida Elias disse...

Também gosto mais de Van Eyck. Beijinhos, Ana!