TED-Ed
The strange history of the world's most stolen painting | Noah Charney
Throughout six centuries, the Ghent Altarpiece, also called "The Adoration of the Mystic Lamb," has been burned, forged, and raided in three different wars. It is, in fact, the world's most stolen artwork— and is considered one of the...
Curated Video
The Arnolfini Portrait by Jan Van Eyck: Great Art Explained
The Arnolfini Portrait by Jan Van Eyck has baffled art historians ever since it was painted in 1434. It has been dissected and analysed, maybe more than any other painting in history, and in the process, become even more mysterious....
Cerebellum
The Renaissance - The Politics Of The Renaissance
No period of history can boast of greater beauty than The Renaissance. This was the period, from approximately early 14th century to late 16th century, that gave us Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, and Shakespeare. This video talks about...
Bridgeman Arts
The Arnolfini Marriage - Jan van Eyck
A detailed view of ""The Arnolfini Marriage"" by Jan van Eyck.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Flanders: Jan Van Eyck, Portrait Giovanni Arnolfini and His Wife
This video [7:12] discusses Jan Van Eyck's, Portrait of Giovanni Arnolfini and his Wife, tempera and oil on wood, 1434 (National Gallery, London) Speakers: Dr. Beth Harris, Dr. Steven Zucker. For more:...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Art History: Flanders: Jan Van Eyck's the Madonna in the Church
This video [2:52] discusses Jan van Eyck's, The Madonna in the Church, c. 1438, oil on oak, 31 x 14 cm (Gemaldegalerie, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin). In the Google Art Project:...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Art History: Jan Van Eyck, the Ghent Altarpiece (2 of 2) Open
This video [7:22] discusses Jan van Eyck's, Ghent Altarpiece (open), completed 1432, oil on wood, 11' 5" x 7' 6" (Saint Bavo Cathedral, Ghent, Belgium). Speakers: Dr. Steven Zucker and Dr. Beth Harris. Created by Beth Harris and Steven...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Van Eyck, the Crucifixion; The Last Judgment
In this video [2:45] Met curator Maryan W. Ainsworth on the sense of sound in Jan van Eyck's The Crucifixion; The Last Judgment, c. 1435-40. These exquisite paintings, juxtaposing Christ's sacrifice for the salvation of mankind with the...