'La Fuente De La Vida', (The Fountain of Grace), 1430-1455, (c1934). Artist: Jan van Eyck.

'La Fuente De La Vida', (The Fountain of Grace), 1430-1455, (c1934). Artist: Jan van Eyck.

2-645-722 - The Print Collector/Heritage Images

'La Fuente De La Vida', (The Fountain of Grace), 1430-1455, (c1934). A theological allegory responding to a point of medieval, ecclesiastical view expressing the centrality of the Eucharist for the Church. Christ on the throne between the Virgin and Saint John the Evangelist with the Lamb at his feet, a heavenly choir with its musicians, above kings, noblemen, popes and theologians. Oil on panel. Held in the Museo del Prado, Madrid. From Galerias De Europa: Museo Del Prado, by A. De Beruete y Moret & Augusto L. Mayer. [Editorial Labor, S.A., Barcelona, c1934]


Image Details


People Information

Creator
  1. Jan van Eyck, attributed to: Flemish: Painter
Subject
  1. Jesus Christ: Judean: Prophet
  2. Virgin Mary: (Judean?): Saint
  3. St John the Baptist: Judean: Saint, Christian Martyr
People Related
  1. Aureliano de Beruete: Spanish: Artist, painter
  2. August Liebmann Mayer: German: art historian and Spanish scholar

Medium
  1. Oil

Picture Type
  1. Portrait

Category Hierarchy

Locations & Buildings Places of Worship

Religion & Belief Christianity

Artistic Representations Portraits


Digital Image Size

Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 4014x6238
File Size : 73,358kb


Aliases

  1. 0580043125
  1. 2-645-722
  1. 2645722

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