https://earlymoderneurope.hist.sites.carleton.edu/files/original/ed587f56b3d16752ff34601a17b5377e.jpg e6a333ac234e0a45e4a5f90015115680 Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Merode Altarpiece Annunciation Triptych Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Robert Campin Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1428 Description An account of the resource The triptych is a significant art-piece of the Northern Renaissance that stresses the ideas of Northern Humanism, specifically individual and personal study of the Bible. Campin achieves this message through targeted imagery and symbolism, specifically the depiction of a significant Biblical scene, the Annunciation, in a traditional Flemish home and town of the area. By placing the scene in a familiar setting for viewers of the piece, as well as incorporating symbolism of Christian Humanism through the open Bible in the center being studied, and the presence of the Holy Spirit in the central panel. These reinforced ideas of Christian Humanism play a crucial role in, and boldy foreshadow, the later development of political ideologies in Europe, specifically Liberalism. The focus on the potential of the individual to study and interpret the Bible for oneself which is exhibited in this piece, and in works of the Northern Renaissance and Christian Humanism, are parallel to Liberalism, which similarly focuses on the potential of the individual in society with limited control by a greater source of authority/the government (or in the case of Christian Humanism, the Church). Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Workshop of Robert Campin [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Public Domain