For your selected painting: 1.In a paragraph of 4-6 sentences, describe the composition of the painting, including its use of color and light, and the representation of space. Pyxis of al-Mughira, possibly from Madinat al-Zahra, AH 357/ 968 CE, carved ivory with traces of jade, 16cm x 11.8 cm (Musée du Louvre, Paris) 57. 1415/1425. Art historian's interest in the Mérode Altarpiece focuses mainly on the central panel, which was completed after 1422, likely between 1425 and 1428, by a member of Campin's workshop. The Mérode Altarpiece (or Annunciation Triptych) is an oil on oak panel triptych, now in The Cloisters, in New York City. It illustrates the moment when the archangel Gabriel announces to the Virgin Mary that she has been chosen by God to be the mother of Christ. ROBERT CAMPIN MASTER OF FLEMALLE Mérode Altarpiece c1425 28 Renaissance from ARTH 154 at University of Delaware 1425-28 15th century flemish Hubert and Jan van Eyck, Ghent Altarpiece, completed 1432 15 century flemish Jan van Eyck, Giovanni Arnolfini and his Bride, 1434 15 century flemish Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium Brussels, Belgium . Mérode Altarpiece c. 1427 Oil on wood, 64 x 63 cm (central), 65 x 27 cm (each wing) Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York: This intimate triptych, which dates from about 1425, is traditionally known as the Mérode Altarpiece, after the family that owned it during the nineteenth century. Excerpt from Meyer Schapiro, "'Muscipula Diaboli,' The Symbolism of the Mérode Altarpiece," repr. Master of Flémalle (Robert Campin?) The Annunciation, Merode Altarpiece, by Robert Campin (c. 1375 – 26 April usually identified as the artist known as the Master of Flémalle, Flemish) Trittico di Mérode: Robert Campin, olio su tavola, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York The Master of Flemalle (Robert Campin), "The Merode Altarpiece", c. Early Netherlandish painting is like finding the hidden pictures in "Highlights for Children" magazine: every … Master of Flémalle Netherlandish painter named after three paintings in the Städelsches Kunstinstitut in Frankfurt that were wrongly supposed to have come from Flémalle, near Liege. There is a strong consensus of scholarly opinion that he is to be identified with Robert Campin (active 1406-44), who was the leading painter of his day in Tournai but none of whose documented pictures survive. •Master of Flémalle, Mérode Altarpiece, 1425-28 •Hugo van der Goes, Portinari Altarpiece, 1474-76 . Until this time, the scene was depicted inside or on the porch of a church. Robert Campin. (s) The Mérode Altarpiece is a triptych whose three panels show, the donor and his wife, left panel, The Annunciation, middle panel, and St Joseph on the right panel. This intimate triptych, which dates from about 1425, is traditionally known as the Mérode Altarpiece, after the family that owned it during the nineteenth century. AP* Art History Learn More on S It illustrates the moment when the archangel Gabriel announces to the Virgin Mary that she has been chosen by God to be the mother of Christ. Robert Campin (Master of Flémalle), Mérode Altarpiece, ca. From The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Robert Campin, Mérode Altarpiece, Triptych of the Annunciation (open) (ca. Master of Flémalle Netherlandish painter named after three paintings in the Städelsches Kunstinstitut in Frankfurt that were wrongly supposed to have come from Flémalle, near Liege. Robert Campin and the Merode Altarpiece Robert Campin (Master of Flémalle), Mérode Altarpiece, c. 1425-1428 One of the leading Flemish painters in the early 15th century was Robert Campin.