The Annuciation Diptych
(Around 1433 - 1435)
Jan van Eyck
Jan van Eyck is amazing. The medium used here is oil on panel. He demonstrates the beauty of grisaille painting technique. The texture looks just like marble. The faces, clothes, wings, and even to add in the black background to make them stand out in the space shows how much he payed attention to detail. One of my favorite aspects is the reflection. It gives the subjects form and the optical illusion that they are physical pieces you can pick right up.
