Renaissance Art in Northern Europe, Separate movement from Italian Renaissance art; though, Italian influence was strong. Painting in OIL, developed

Renaissance Art in Renaissance Art in Northern EuropeNorthern Europe

Renaissance Art in Renaissance Art in Northern EuropeNorthern Europe

, Separate movement from Italian Renaissance art; though, Italian influence was strong. Painting in OIL, developed in Flanders, was

widely adopted in Italy.

, The differences between the two cultures: Italy change was inspired by humanism

with its emphasis on the revival of the values of classical antiquity.

No. Europe change was driven by religious reform, the return to Christian values, and the revolt against the authority of the Church.

Characteristics of Northern Characteristics of Northern Renaissance ArtRenaissance Art

Characteristics of Northern Characteristics of Northern Renaissance ArtRenaissance Art

, The continuation of late medieval attention to details.

, Tendency toward realism & naturalism [less emphasis on the “classical ideal”].

, Interest in landscapes., More emphasis on middle-class

and peasant life., Details of domestic interiors., Great skill in portraiture.

Jan van Eyck (1395 – 1441)Jan van Eyck (1395 – 1441)Jan van Eyck (1395 – 1441)Jan van Eyck (1395 – 1441)

, The Virgin and Chancellor Rolin, 1435.

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Massys’ Massys’ The Moneylender & The Moneylender & His WifeHis Wife, 1514, 1514

Massys’ Massys’ The Moneylender & The Moneylender & His WifeHis Wife, 1514, 1514

Albrecht Dürer (1471-1528)Albrecht Dürer (1471-1528)Albrecht Dürer (1471-1528)Albrecht Dürer (1471-1528), The greatest of

German artists., A scholar as well as

an artist., His patron was the

Emperor Maximilian I., Also a scientist

Wrote books on geometry, fortifications, and human proportions.

, Self-conscious individualism of the Renaissance is seen in his portraits.

, Self-Portrait at 26, 1498.

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