Virgin and Child with Canon van der Paele | Jan van Eyck | c. 1434-36 Select Size:40" x 32" painted in 1911

painted in 1911

diffused light that is a hallmark of Vermeer's work

Picasso invites viewers to engage with the complexities of perception and the ever-shifting nature of reality

adds an element of narrative depth while reinforcing the theme of isolation

Virgin and Child with Canon van der Paele | Jan van Eyck | c. 1434-36 Select Size:40" x 32" painted in 1911About the artwork: Jan van Eycks Virgin and Child with Canon van der Paele is one of the most important works of early Flemish painting, completed in 1436 for Joris van der Paele, a canon of Saint Donatians Church in Bruges. The composition presents the Virgin and Child enthroned in a sacred interior, with Saint Donatian on one side and Saint George introducing the kneeling donor on the other. Van Eyck turns a devotional image into a highly detailed