This Hyper-Detailed Painting Uncovered A Tragic Illness
Vložit
- čas přidán 19. 04. 2024
- This piece is called Madonna with Canon Joris van der Paele by Jan van Eyck. Joris van der Paele was a wealthy canon of St Donatian Church in Bruges and the man who commissioned this painting. He was very rich but very unwell and thought he was going to die and so he hoped that in creating this painting he could keep his soul alive forever in heaven.
We’re placed in a church with Mary, baby Jesus, St. Donatian, St. George and Joris van der Paele (and a parakeet). Van der Paele appears to have been praying just moments ago. Perhaps the scene before us depicts a vision that came to the Canon during one of his prayer sessions. He likely created this painting also as a sort of medical certificate to excuse him from his duties at church that he was unable to carry out due to his ill health.
Jan van Eyck has injected so much detail in this painting that doctors today have been able to diagnose the canons exact ailments: polymyalgia rheumatica and giant cell arteritis. I hope you all love looking at all of the amazing detail in this painting like I do. Thanks for watching!
Credits:
Investigations by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. creativecommons.org/licenses/...
African Drums (Sting) by Twin Musicom is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. creativecommons.org/licenses/...
Artist: www.twinmusicom.org/
Arcadia - Wonders by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. creativecommons.org/licenses/...
smoke effect from Vecteezy
I like when artists paint themselves in reflections in their paintings. It’s a fun detail.
I really like that detail too
I like that too!
Iirc, Jan Van Eyck started that.
I didn't know I liked Paintings this much before I found this channel it's always great to look at the history behind each piece
I love this. I'm happy you enjoyed the video!
+
We are living in "Idiocracy"
Same here
Same here!
You know …. I’ve looked at this painting many times over the years and never saw Van Eyck’s self portrait in the reflection. His paintings never cease to amaze me.
...and these wonderful videos never cease to amaze ME.
The "cloth" that you describe as protecting the book is actually a leather cover that is folded around the book and extends beyond the book to form a bag-like structure to.protect it. It is also used to hang the book from a belt. You can see examples in museums and other paintings.
van Eyck is more than a master artist; he was a freaking genius.
I love your videos but I've never felt such a personal bond to a painting before. I was diagnosed with polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) and giant cell arteritis (GCA) 7 years ago, but thanks to modern steroid treatment I'm now free of both conditions. So I can empathise with the intense pain, fatigue and immobility that Joris van der Paele suffered every day. Of course he could afford the most expensive medical treatment of the day, but it was probably so useless he would have been better off without it.
I’m so sorry for the suffering you went through. Thank you for sharing your experience with us!
This comment adds so much depth to my understanding of the video! Thank you so much indeed for sharing your experience!
Thats amazing. As someone who suffers from chronic pain l can guess how debilitating it was. I'm so glad you got relief and an actual cure.
The detail is insane. The description was fabulous and insightful
Most expensive doctor's note in history. Beautifully described!!
One afternoon (about a year ago) I was watching one of your videos and my youngest kiddos came to join me. They ended up being hooked and are now so excited when they see copies of art that they recognize from your channel. It's like a scavenger hunt when we visit art museums or any place with hanging art.😊
That's wonderful.
Amazing!!!!!!
KEEP ON POSTING, I LOVE YOUR VIDEOS!!
Thank you!
agree
@@Zora3y I just found this channel and look forward to catching up with what will obviously be many fine posts!
This is absolutely one of the best channels on CZcams. You teach so easily, I’ve never been as interested in art as you’ve helped me be. Thank you x
She totaly does, but you have to keep focussed!
Thank you for posting these videos!
You've made art history accessible for those of us who don't have the time, knowledge, or resources to properly dig in.
Painfully detailed is a good description-
I love this narrator. Her dry humor and detailing the story behind the paintings is fascinating and entertaining. I'm so happy to have come across this channel.
As you point out - the detail is insane! The chainmail is so photo-realistic or should that be hyperrealistic? Once again a brilliant art lesson! 🙂
Thank you so much! I totally think you could say photorealistic! In fact it’s believed Jan van Eyck used a camera obscura (an ancestor of the camera) to create his super detailed masterpieces. Happy Saturday my friend!
The details look like they’re in 3-D.
Stunning!
I love van Eyck, he was a true genius of his time! His paintings are so detailed, beautiful and alive! Thanks again for your great and amusing videos!
You made me realize how much stories are reflected in art. Love your videos and I wish there was more content like this on CZcams.
The detail of this painting is amazing. Thanks for this post.
that self portrait detail is NUTS, jan van eyck u will always be famous
Why is Mary so shady? She's looking at grandpa like he just shit himself 😭
🤣
He takes off his glasses because they are reading glasses. He doesn’t need them to look up at a person.
Otherwise, well done, Art Deco!
Thankyou for mentioning the heraldry. It’s an obscure subject so often overlooked.
This is better than going to a museum. 😊
These videos are so good ... I hope you're enjoying doing them!
Two things: Sorry, that's not cloth between his hands and the book. It looks more like a cloth bound book, so the cloth is integrated into the book cover. You take a "normal" book with wooden covers and it geht's sewn in into precious textile like silk.
Or it is even a girdle book, where you also add more material (leather or cloth) to the book covers, but you keep one side longer, so you can carry it. This version would also make the book to a personal prayer book and even add to the importance of it.
And second: at that time period glasses usually were reading glasses, so it's quite normal that he wouldn't use them to look at Mary. It's not the right type of lenses to look at things further away.
I came here to suggest this also! Medieval book binding is a whole other topic.
Oh my goodness, the research and dedication to your videos is astounding. Thank you so much. I love your videos.
This painting is incredible.
YYYYYEEEEESSSSS ART DECO YOU ROCK !!!!!!!!!!
no matter how advanced our society gets, we're still human.
🎭🖼🖼🖼🎨🎨🎨🎨🎨🖼🖼🖼🎭
Jan van Eyck is probably one of my favorite artists from this period. They had so many little 'easter eggs' and the paintings make you feel like you're almost in the painting and observing what's going on.
Earlier today, I was jonesing for a new Art Deco video. You did not disappoint! ❤
Thank you for thinking of me! 😊
@@Art_DecoAbsolutely! You are one of my favorite CZcams channels.
Yes, the depiction of St. Paul does look like Shaggy 😂
I love the education that you give us. Thank you.
Love this channel. I've learned so much with each video. Not sure how long you research each painting, but you provide great insight that helps me to a deeper level of understanding. Thank you for this video. I look forward to each one.
1:29 also a parrot, it's an Indian ringneck parakeet to be specific,.which is a type of parrot, just like budgies/parakeets, just very smol parrots
Another briliant video! I can hardly wait for each one!
This is like commissioned self-insert bible fanfiction.
“Omg Mary! You caught me right in the middle of reading about how pretty you are UwU”
I LOVE UR CHANNEL SO MUCH PLS KEEP POSTING❤❤
Thank you!!! ❤️
Brilliant. I love that this was detailed enough to diagnose a medical condition. I remember seeing one painting where the puckering on a woman's breast showed she had the early stages of breast cancer. Sadly, l can't remember which painting it was.
I love how you “break down” the paintings!
Van Eyck's paintings take my breath away.
Great video, with ALL the details, and no unnecessary music!
I became so excited when I saw you'd uploaded a new video! Great job! As always :)
Thank you for making me aware of art and its beauty, as well as the stories/details about it!! I've found myself seeking out details on paintings and observing them in a way that I'd never even notice before! Thank you!
I love this painting and I love Van Eyck. I’ve even seen it in person but I never knew it’s backstory so thank you for making this video!
As always, insanely great value 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Love this channel 🫶💖💖✨️✨️💖💖🫶
That detail is incredible! Love your content!
I love your delivery and editing
What a gift, to be able to restore a man's reputation with a painting!
I am so glad to see another video!
Please do more videos--a lot more. I learn so much about art from you, more than from a lifetime of reading and visiting museums.
Every time I start one of your videos, I think, (again), "Wow, I love her voice!"
This channel is so good. Always an instant watch when I see a new vid is out. Keep up the great work!
Iused to not be into paintings , but gain more interest everytime I watch your videos. So many things are missed until you point them out ..please keep making the vids ❤️❤️
I always look forward to these videos ! I’ve learned so much about art and history ❤
Is love to go to a gallery and have a tour with you guiding me, maybe in headphones. It's amazing learning all the details with a tad of humour thrown in. Keep helping us understand classical art!!
Completely agree!
By far, one of the coolest channels on CZcams. Thank you for taking the time and for your knowledge of art and history. What a great way to expose people to art. ❤
I'm not an artist, but I love art. I love when you post because I feel like I am learning and you make it entertaining. I love to hear about the story of the painting, the meaning, the detail, the colors, the artist, etc...
Saturday morning highlight Art Deco posted a new video!
Your videos are delightful.
I enjoy your videos so much that I actually recommended this channel just this morning, before I found this new one. Many thanks.
I love this channel so much every time. I love learning about paintings because of this channel.
Fascinating!
I enjoy your videos so much! Thank you for creating them.
Van Eyck. Always a thumbs up!
Eyck is truly talented-
All his art is so detailed and amazing!
You are an amazing tour guide. Thank you. You help me see things, I would have easily missed.
I always enjoy the videos that you post. Thank you.
You make paintings fun! Thank You!
Keep up the great work! Love your videos
What a treat it is to pop open the laptop and see that you have posted a new video!
This one was just as interesting as all the other ones you've made. I don't think I have seen this painting before. Or, at least not that I can remember very clearly. There are pieces of it that feels familiar, but I can't really discern if it's because I have seen this beautiful painting before or just me mixing up this one with some other piece of art from this time period/in this style. Nevertheless, it's a gorgeous painting and your commentary is just fantastic! This really is one of my absolute favorite channels on all of CZcams.
Your videos inspire me to keep creating art!
Just found your channel and have binge watched almost all of it. The evolution of your description is just wonderful. Subscribed, as i need more! I wish my art history teacher had been even a fraction as good as you. I wouldn't have doodled the year away. Love it!
Mysterious illness, detailed painting, talented artist, and revolutionary medical knowledge surprisingly goes well with each other and also feel like a thriller mystery story.
This is perfection!
You make every painting so informative & interesting. I thank you!👍✌️
Incredible
It's always a pleasure to watch your videos ❤❤❤
Fantastic....
The detail & quality of work is amazing.
Thank you for this humorous analysis.
The depiction of the carpet, the hanging behind the Virgin is extraordinary…the entire painting is a tour de force. Always fascinated by this painting even as a child…there’s so much to see. It has even more meaning since I’ve spent over 20 years disabled by multiple autoimmune and neurological disorders. The treatments are better than he would have had but still very mixed in the results.
Yawn
Better information than I ever got in my art history classes!
Same! My art history teacher inspired a years worth of cartoons in my notebook :)
Great stuff!
I have admired Jan van Eyck since I was a young art student standing in front of the spectacular
Arnolfini wedding portrait in the National Gallery, London.. (I loved your presentation of that portrait too!)
I wish we had more facts about this revolutionary genius! So little is known about Van Eyck's early life and neither the date nor place of his birth is documented.. and yet he has always been a huge inspiration to me! Thank you for this exceptional video.. 👏👌
Your research is impeccable. It is very much appreciated. Thank you.
Ps. What are the dimensions? That adds greatly to the understanding of the whole piece.
Thank you, very much another awesome video
Thanks!
Thank you so much!
Love your channel
The bird is a rose-ringed parakeet (ringneck parrot), originally from the Indian continent and parts of Africa. 😊
Great video, I look forward to each one!
"Morning Stiffness"
I can relate.
Without your commentary, I don't believe I would have noticed a contrast between the realistic depiction of Paele and the more idealized, or romantic, presentation of Mary and Baby Jesus. The detailed depiction of Paele really stands out to me now as somewhat apart from the the other figures.
Always such fascinating insights into these paintings of long ago.. Excellent research and narration.. always with a touch of humour! Perfect.. thank you! 👍👌🙋🏻♀️
This painting is one of the most amazing things to behold. You can stare at it for hours and still discover new details. I went to Bruges last year and it was the most amazing experience I had in the city (and that means a lot). :)
i love this channel so much ♡
I love the historical context and the absolute examination of the metatexual meanings in the paintings.
With a nice dry humor.
💘
Thank you very much..
This was incredibly interesting!
Love your voice!
On the rarity of parakeets- Flanders would have been a part of the Hanseatic League at the time. Ports would have farily regularly experienced ships coming back with trade from the Mediterranean with all sorts of exotic goods, including those from the Holy Land. It must have been spectacular for an artist to go down to the docks and see what new things you could see and use as new models. It's why you have things like monkeys showing up in Brueghel's paintings, with the port in the background.
1:49 It is so fascinating how 3D those pearls look, like I can reach out and pluck one off! 🤯🤩
This is one of my favorite paintings. Good job on the presentation. I will say though, that many books from this time period had cloth attached to the cover, so that you could wrap the book in the cloth when not in use. They didn't survive the centuries though, many of those books were rebound later on.
These videos are amazing. 😊