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What were two advantages of oil paint over tempera paint?

What were two advantages of oil paint over tempera paint?. Oil paints may be mixed to create an unlimited range of values and colors richer then the range that can be created by tempera. Oil paints are easier to blend than tempera, which dries faster than oil paint.

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What were two advantages of oil paint over tempera paint?

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  1. What were two advantages of oil paint over tempera paint? • Oil paints may be mixed to create an unlimited range of values and colors richer then the range that can be created by tempera. Oil paints are easier to blend than tempera, which dries faster than oil paint.

  2. What type of color scheme did the artist of this painting use? • The color scheme is far less decorative. The artist uses subdued hues. All these effects, part of the realistic style of the Master of Flemalle, were made possible by the use of oil paint. Campin was among the first painters to exploit this new medium.

  3. *What was the architectural setting of Robert Campin’sMerode Altarpiece? A typical contemparyFlemmish dwelling. *List the figures or subjects that appear in the MerodeAltarpiece. the donor and wife, Campin, Mary & Gabriel , and Joseph.

  4. *List several features of Robert Campin’sMerode Altarpiece that are often found in Northern European Renaissance paintings. Attention to detail, extreme realism, use of commonplace settings, symbolism and the use of oil paints. Northern Renaissance artists were more interested in articulating the natural world than presenting an idealized beauty, which characterized the Italian Renaissance style.

  5. Explain the first panel of the Meode Altar piece. • The donors, soberly dressed man and wife belonging to the middle-class, kneel in a little courtyard. The man is in front peering at the Annunciation taking place in the central panel. • In the background we see a self-portrait of Robert Campin. • Rosebush: represents love or charity • Violets: represent humility • The open door represents – the donors and everyone else are drawn into the central panel.

  6. *What do we mean by Annunciation?An Angel announcing to Mary that she will have a child-the Christ. *Realism: True to life *Symbol: A form, image, sign or subject representing a meaning other than its outward appearance. *Triptych: An altarpiece consisting of three panels joined together. Often the two outer panels are hinged to close over the central panel.

  7. Middle or Center Panel. Mary seatted in the floor ( shows her humility) surrounded by all the domestic details of a typical Flemish household. The items are symbols: 1. Spotless room 2. Lilies on the table – Mary’s chastity or purity 3. Water basin- an emblem of Mary as the “vessel most clean” and the “well of living waters” 4. Folds of Mary’s dress form a star to show that she is the star of stars. 5.Tiny figure of Christ flies in the window toward Mary holding a cross- represents her impregnation by God. 6.Scroll and book in front of Mary symbolizing – Old and New testaments & the prophecy.

  8. Third Panel • What is Joseph building? Why did the artist show him with that project? Mouse trap-symbolizing Christ trapping & defeating the devil. The cross of the Lord was the devil’s mousetrap; the bait by which he was caught was the Lord’s death.

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