Juan de Flandes, Christ Appearing to His Mother, c. 1496, oil on wood, 62.2 x 37.1 cm (The Metropolitan Museum of Art)
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Question 1
This painting depicts a continuous narrative.
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True
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False
Question 2
All of the following formal elements in Christ Appearing to his Mother painting point to the a Northern Renaissance EXCEPT:
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the hyper-realistic details.
B
the depiction of open doors and windows that reveal a vast landscape.
C
the attention to texture.
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that use of tempera paint.
Question 3
Juan de Flandes (or John of Flanders) painted Christ Appearing to his Mother in the Netherlands.
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True
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False
Question 4
Which other Biblical scene parallels Christ appearing to his Mother in Juan de Flandes’s painting?
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The Nativity
B
The Annunciation
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The Crucifixion
D
The Adoration of the Magi
Question 5
Why did Queen Isabel of Castile commission Juan de Flandes to paint a copy of Rogier van der Weyden’s Christ Appearing to his Mother?
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To replicate a painting her father King Juan II had owned and further legitimize her rule
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To gift the painting to her father King Juan II
C
To replace Rogier van der Weydan’s painting, which had been stolen
D
To compare the technical skill of the two artists
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Hand, John Oliver, and Martha Wolff. Early Netherlandish Painting. The Collections of the National Gallery of Art Systematic Catalogue. Washington, D.C., 1986
Jessica Weiss, “Juan de Flandes and His Financial Success in Castile,” Journal of Historians of Netherlandish Art 11:1 (Winter 2019) DOI: 10.5092/jhna.2019.11.1.2
Cite this page as: Dr. Lauren Kilroy-Ewbank and Dr. Beth Harris, "A miraculous appearance for a queen: Juan de Flandes, Christ Appearing to His Mother," in Smarthistory, May 22, 2020, accessed April 27, 2024, https://smarthistory.org/miraculous-appearance-for-a-queen/.
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