The Northern Renaissance

• From 1325 to 1600
• Northern Europe (England, France, Germany, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Spain)
• Mostly in Flanders region (Northern Belgium)
• Rebirth of Ancient Greek & Roman Culture
• Art called Flemish
• Flemish=Realism, naturalism & interest in landscape
• Caracteristics : Details, religious & color
• Flemish forms : Painting & sculptures extremly realistic
• Printing invented
• Books more available & less expensive
• Population interest in literacy
• Discoveries publish
• Humans rights discovery by people
• Question political structure & religious practises

Jan van Eyck : Founder of occidental painting (Realism)

<---Rogier van der Weyden : naturalism, illusionism

Pieter Bruegel : Known for his landscape and peasant scene (Painting)  ----> 

 

 

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_Renaissance

http://www.italian-renaissance-art.com/Northern-Renaissance-Art.html

http://arthistory.about.com/cs/arthistory10one/a/north_ren.htm

http://robinurton.com/history/Renaissance/northrenaiss.htm

http://www.thegreatcourses.com/tgc/courses/course_detail.aspx?cid=7170

http://vlib.iue.it/carrie/texts/carrie_books/gilbert/22.html

http://smarthistory.khanacademy.org/Flanders.html

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