Miracle in the loggia: Madonna with Chancellor Rolin

France, 1989

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Episode of Series “Palettes”.
Jan van Eyck’s “Madonna with Chancellor Rolin” painted around 1435, is one of the first known oil paintings. Filled with microscopic detail and demonstrating early experiments with perspective, this painting features the figure of Nicolas Rolin, Chancellor of Burgundy and influential in the arts from Autin to Burgundy. As well as demonstrating the techniques and symbolism of the painting, this program also describes the historical context of The Hundred Years War.

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Credits

director

Alain Jaubert

production company

Delta Image

FR3

La Sept

Les Films d'Ici

Duration

00:30:00:00

Production places
France
Production dates
1989

Appears in

Palettes

Group of items

Palettes

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Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

302926

Language

English

Subject categories

Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → Hundred years war, 1339-1453

Crafts & Visual Arts → Eyck, Jan van, 1390-1440

History → France - History - Medieval period, 987-1515

People → Eyck, Jan van, 1390-1440

Short films

Short films → Short films - France

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Sound

Colour

Colour

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

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