ÿØÿà JFIF ,, ÿþ´EYCK, Jan van (b. before 1395, Maaseik, d. before 1441, Bruges) The Annunciation c. 1435 Oil, transferred from wood to canvas, 93 x 37 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington This Flemish master revolutionized European art by perfecting the technique of oil painting. His meticulous detail, jewel-like transparent colour, and subtle tonal gradations have never been surpassed. Full of symbolism, elements in this late Gothic church interior symbolize the virginity of Mary, in the white lilies; the transmission of the Holy Spirit, in the white dove; and the relation between the Old and New Testaments, in the use of pavement stones with Old Testament scenes which prefigure the coming of Christ, such as David killing Goliath and Samson destroying the Philistine temple. *** Keywords: ************* Author: EYCK, Jan van Title: The Annunciation Time-line: 1401-1450 School: Flemish Form: painting Type: religious ÿÛ „ " ( #$&'&*-*%-"%&% %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%ÿÀ èc ÿÄ¢ } !1AQa"q2�‘¡#B±ÁRÑð$3br‚ %&'()*456789:CDEFGHIJSTUVWXYZcdefghijstuvwxyzƒ„…†‡ˆ‰Š’“”•–—˜™š¢£¤¥¦§¨©ª²³´µ¶·¸¹ºÂÃÄÅÆÇÈÉÊÒÓÔÕÖרÙÚáâãäåæçèéêñòóôõö÷øùú w !1AQaq"2�B‘¡±Á #3RðbrÑ $4á%ñ&'()*56789:CDEFGHIJSTUVWXYZcdefghijstuvwxyz‚ƒ„…†‡ˆ‰Š’“”•–—˜™š¢£¤¥¦§¨©ª²³´µ¶·¸¹ºÂÃÄÅÆÇÈÉÊÒÓÔÕÖרÙÚâãäåæçèéêòóôõö÷øùúÿÝ ÿÚ ? ðµ*:JÍd(8 8Íc{Ãê?²o2HŒIÆp3šå¯nx£zKÝv¨YK ¥äЕ(vÈPm€ÃN~´©É6“*j×hµq7†Ü [9˜9Îèÿ úõºŸÍ~¦‘·'Éþ…{í™E9:|y׿¥Uî¿RiZêÝ�¨H€@yÏ} šG-«ÿ Èfë n Çzï£ð#Šª÷ÙLóŸ”V‰ˆÄ†Æìj,0—ažFN1E€rØÎa$ÄØ#ƒ�*y¢W³}†ÁIu ƒWtE†Æq�ÙÓ± ¦×å\R°…?»-ÇËž”ôÀNÓ€)X;Š�Ùç½@Ø¥X2í<çÔÂÜòÇ¥+ Ï™€î}(²CcÑ�éÚ�„)o•G,X*ç#Ú�ì ·ŽƒšXs(ï‚Hâ�Ù $`ìã×4 ÒqÊ€1E„ ”:ýiÛ@‘³H5Ü[ X[bA �ÇaHb³Ë“Ž´Ø$.Aœ�nÔ$€Pðzt¢ÁÐQœb‹VTϯ4X7¸ÉÅ Ž8Ç=ñ@ÅÎÐzñŠCjÂÊã'J(l¸ÛÏCƒE€|€wëœf’E4(U$�3Šh›F®ÜÔP‚Æ?‰£q ¬¥FÅÕ\Ž�¹ úŒ�ÌU¨´¯be’vÐØP äsô¬‡aëÉ phØgQá·Û4p¾diH+Ž©åœÿ *ãÅwíþhÞ‚ò4/d‘mãùrѦq�†b@U÷îük*KÞ4–ÝŠ ·ü#¬U›-mpH€‘�? qZ4¹ïæ¿QFé[Ô¥m.ë9s´ý‚58èÍZT^ëõ=ס´¶¯´¶ü“Àè;*âæKC©Âèäµ´ ¯]©Èýá?LŒ×£Aû‰œW¾Ê}zú�[ÜÊÝxòv€9sSv>TX²¶35ÄËÌp Ïê8ÝôŠ™»iÜÒ n\G2FY°$mˆ®v¢:"ï©WV€„YTŒJH8õëŸÖµ¢ô±•h[Þîfvez ßc�!Ë"ü¡”ã‚@ïLV²î<Þ´XJÄxÛ"ÿ w9 v0FàGÐRC²@Üœž(‡‘œä{P+�ò“é@Xt_p ôÍ1 HÇÇ¥ 9ààŽÃ¥!‹°d`g:P;?6 éÀ¤�ÚÄuà=(€¯Ëßšb°Ò¤e@çÚ€°•€9À»R! ËßP¬(ÚsœžÝ© ¡å\ƒÓ¥0 !³×Ò™#�†xÏô¬4Ž ?AC;�ÎzšÂ =9ÇzC°„޹úP‡Nô@íc¸¡l˜áTnË zã¯JH¦�e@àwô¦‚ÈUN>f´˜$cøš+YJ0‰‹ª¾ I ûd~bEÚýœZIÛCgl 9¬‡aTª°ãó£ ÒGQáK…†Êá&ŽEFž · |±¶zÛ#8®\D/gêkMÛBõÁ…lÙÕÛÌ ¹#îŒg·S�p+?y_±«Š³+Îê4&òØ0NF,‡>ùýjÖ²ù¯ÔJ/æE¥ÁÕ4ï5°¿`Œ“×µUwî;w*ŠÕ7Ø×ùrúc޵ÈÒ±²8ý{rø†ów$JzsÒ½*ÃV8jül ÀÎf¶ØÎÃG™ŽÞô+ £Ã–ÂXd@°Ï7�ò‚UÆÌ}?…sW“NË·å©ÓF ×}ÿ à™@@K•W9éžTþ Ó¨ÖåRVÑÜZ¬ÚLèÃkE˜žåz�Ë5œeË$Ê”/Žp• ` é]½ °êÇ^”Å`ex Ó�Ðâ�‚Ã3è3œâ�P ùÁ r=é‚ó +ž3Ò�ìJ <;‱v