2006-10-29 23:44:40 · 11 answers · asked by soulja sista 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Visual Arts ➔ Painting
Religious and political turmoil in the 1500s split the Low Countries into two nations with differing social values and artistic tastes. Flanders remained Catholic and royalist; Flemish artists such as Rubens and Van Dyck glorified the Church and monarchy with grandiose themes, lively compositions, and vivid colors. The United Netherlands, however, became a republic populated mainly by Calvinists. Dutch Protestants like Rembrandt conveyed morals and religious messages through concealed symbolism in landscapes, still lifes, and scenes of daily life.
Flemish painting flourished from the early 15th century until the 17th century. Flanders delivered the leading painters in Northern Europe and attracted many promising young painters from neighbouring countries. These painters were invited to work at foreign courts and had a Europe-wide influence.
Artists of this period include Van Eyck, Van der Weyden, Bouts and Memling, Rubens, Van Dyck, and Jordaens.
2006-10-30 00:01:00 · answer #1 · answered by Emma C-R 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
'Flemish' means 'from Flanders' (the Dutch-speaking part of Belgium). 'Flemish painting' may refer to the 'Flemish primitives', a school of 15th century Flemish artists include Jan Van Eyck, Rogier Van der Weyden, Dirk Bouts, Gerard David, Petrus Christus, Hugo Van der Goes.
Their paintings are on religious subjects; they're often altarpieces and triptyches. They have vivid colours and are very beautiful.
A good place to see some stunning examples (as well as being a beautiful place to visit, in its own right) is Bruges, in Belgium. However there are several good examples in the Sainsbury Wing of the National Gallery in London.
See this link for some pics:
http://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/cgi-bin/WebObjects.dll/CollectionSearch.woa/wa/newQuery?searchTerm=weyden
2006-10-30 05:47:49 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Flemish painting is a particular way of paint developed in Nedherlands, in the past. It was caracterized by strong colours, and it was also at the origin of Venice painting.
2006-11-02 01:38:38 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The word Flemish has two meanings: a linguistic one (the language of the Flemings), and a social/political one (everything that refers to Flanders or to one or more individual Flemish people or organisations).
2006-10-29 23:49:10 · answer #4 · answered by Polo 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your best resource on this would be the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam. Google their website and have alook what they say.
I spent a long hour (and I do mean loooooong) looking at mouldy old Flemish paintings in there. As you can tell, I'm not a fan. LOL
2006-10-30 00:05:25 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
flemish painting is a style label for the dutch and nederlandish artists of the late 15th century - some of the more famous artists being hugo van der goes, and van dyke - they drew most of their influence from the renaissance artists when it was more accessable for them to travel to italy to receive a formal education!!
2006-10-30 00:01:46 · answer #6 · answered by holly_angelica 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am guessing it is a painting in the style of Breughel or van Dyck or suchlike.
2006-10-29 23:46:34 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Check out the link below
2006-10-30 00:30:39 · answer #8 · answered by mystic_chez 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
One where the paint is made of phlegm!!!
2006-10-30 00:38:08 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
painting made with flem
2006-10-29 23:46:06 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋