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Renaissance Art in Renaissance Art in Northern EuropeNorthern Europe
Renaissance Art in Renaissance Art in Northern EuropeNorthern Europe
, Should not be considered an appendage to Italian art.
, But, 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.
, More princes & kings were patrons of artists.
Characteristics of Northern Characteristics of Northern Renaissance ArtRenaissance Art
Characteristics of Northern Characteristics of Northern Renaissance ArtRenaissance Art
, 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.
• People from Flanders are Flemish• Flanders = parts of present day Belgium, France and the Netherlands
Jan van Eyck (1395 – 1441)Jan van Eyck (1395 – 1441)Jan van Eyck (1395 – 1441)Jan van Eyck (1395 – 1441)
, More courtly and aristocratic work. Court painter to
the Duke of Burgundy, Philip the Good.
, The Virgin and Chancellor Rolin, 1435.
Van Eyck:Van Eyck:
The The CrucifixionCrucifixion
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The Last The Last JudgmentJudgment 1420-14251420-1425
Van Eyck:Van Eyck:
The The CrucifixionCrucifixion
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The Last The Last JudgmentJudgment 1420-14251420-1425
Giovanni Giovanni Arnolfini Arnolfini and His and His
WifeWife
(Wedding (Wedding Portrait)Portrait)
Jan Van Jan Van
EyckEyck
14341434
Rogier van der Weyden Rogier van der Weyden (1399-1464)(1399-1464)
Rogier van der Weyden Rogier van der Weyden (1399-1464)(1399-1464)
The The DepositioDepositio
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1435 1435
van der Weyden’s van der Weyden’s DepositionDeposition (details) (details)van der Weyden’s van der Weyden’s
DepositionDeposition (details) (details)
Quentin Massys (1465-Quentin Massys (1465-1530)1530)
Quentin Massys (1465-Quentin Massys (1465-1530)1530)
, The Ugly Dutchess, 1525-1530
Massys’ Massys’ The Moneylender & The Moneylender & His WifeHis Wife, 1514, 1514
Massys’ Massys’ The Moneylender & The Moneylender & His WifeHis Wife, 1514, 1514
Lucas Cranach the Elder Lucas Cranach the Elder (1472-1553)(1472-1553)
Lucas Cranach the Elder Lucas Cranach the Elder (1472-1553)(1472-1553)
, Court painter at Wittenberg from 1505-1553.
, His best portraits were of Martin Luther (to the left).
Lucas Cranach the ElderLucas Cranach the ElderLucas Cranach the ElderLucas Cranach the Elder
Old Man with a Young Old Man with a Young WomanWoman
Amorous Old Woman with Amorous Old Woman with a Young Mana Young Man
Albrecht Dürer (1471-1528)Albrecht Dürer (1471-1528)Albrecht Dürer (1471-1528)Albrecht Dürer (1471-1528), A scholar as well as
an artist., Also a scientist
Wrote books on geometry, fortifications, and human proportions.
, Self-Portrait at 26, 1498.
Dürer – Dürer – Self-Portrait in Fur-Self-Portrait in Fur-Collared RobeCollared Robe, 1500, 1500Dürer – Dürer – Self-Portrait in Fur-Self-Portrait in Fur-Collared RobeCollared Robe, 1500, 1500
Dürer Dürer
The Last The Last SupperSupper
woodcut, woodcut, 15101510
Dürer Dürer
The Last The Last SupperSupper
woodcut, woodcut, 15101510
Dürer Dürer
FourFourHorsemenHorsemen
of theof theApocalypsApocalyps
ee
woodcut, woodcut, 14981498
Dürer Dürer
FourFourHorsemenHorsemen
of theof theApocalypsApocalyps
ee
woodcut, woodcut, 14981498
Hieronymus Bosch (1450-Hieronymus Bosch (1450-1516)1516)
Hieronymus Bosch (1450-Hieronymus Bosch (1450-1516)1516)
, A pessimistic view of human nature., Had a wild and lurid
imagination. Fanciful monsters &
apparitions.
, Untouched by the values of the Italian perspective. His figures are flat. Perspective is ignored.
, More a landscape painter than a portraitist.
HieronyHieronymusmus
BoschBosch
The The Garden Garden
of of Earthy Earthy
DelightsDelights
15001500
HieronyHieronymusmus
BoschBosch
The The Garden Garden
of of Earthy Earthy
DelightsDelights
15001500
Pieter Bruegel the Elder Pieter Bruegel the Elder (1525-1569)(1525-1569)
Pieter Bruegel the Elder Pieter Bruegel the Elder (1525-1569)(1525-1569)
, Was deeply concerned with human vice and follies.
, A master of landscapes; not a portraitist. People in his works often have round, blank,
heavy faces. They are expressionless, mindless, and
sometimes malicious. They are types, rather than individuals. Their purpose is to convey a message.
Bruegel’s, Bruegel’s, Tower of BabelTower of Babel, , 15631563
Bruegel’s, Bruegel’s, Tower of BabelTower of Babel, , 15631563
Bruegel’s, Bruegel’s, Mad MegMad Meg, 1562, 1562Bruegel’s, Bruegel’s, Mad MegMad Meg, 1562, 1562
Bruegel’s, Bruegel’s, The BeggarsThe Beggars, , 15681568
Bruegel’s, Bruegel’s, The BeggarsThe Beggars, , 15681568
Bruegel’s, Bruegel’s, Parable of the Parable of the Blind Leading the BlindBlind Leading the Blind, 1568, 1568
Bruegel’s, Bruegel’s, Parable of the Parable of the Blind Leading the BlindBlind Leading the Blind, 1568, 1568
Bruegel’s, Bruegel’s, The Triumph of The Triumph of DeathDeath, 1562, 1562
Bruegel’s, Bruegel’s, The Triumph of The Triumph of DeathDeath, 1562, 1562
Bruegel’s, Bruegel’s, Hunters in the Hunters in the SnowSnow, 1565, 1565
Bruegel’s, Bruegel’s, Hunters in the Hunters in the SnowSnow, 1565, 1565
Bruegel’s, Bruegel’s, Winter SceneWinter Scene, , 15651565
Bruegel’s, Bruegel’s, Winter SceneWinter Scene, , 15651565
Bruegel’s, Bruegel’s, The HarvestersThe Harvesters, , 15651565
Bruegel’s, Bruegel’s, The HarvestersThe Harvesters, , 15651565
El El GrecoGreco
Christ Christ in in
Agony Agony on the on the CrossCross
1600s1600s
El El GrecoGreco
Christ Christ in in
Agony Agony on the on the CrossCross
1600s1600s
El GrecoEl Greco
Portrait of aPortrait of aCardinalCardinal
16001600
El GrecoEl Greco
Portrait of aPortrait of aCardinalCardinal
16001600
Hans Holbein, the Younger Hans Holbein, the Younger (1497-1543)(1497-1543)
Hans Holbein, the Younger Hans Holbein, the Younger (1497-1543)(1497-1543)
, One of the great German artists who did most of his work in England. Erasmus Writing, 1523
, Henry VIII was his
patron from 1536., Great portraitist noted
for: Objectivity &
detachment. Doesn’t conceal the
weaknesses of his subjects.
Artist to the TudorsArtist to the TudorsArtist to the TudorsArtist to the Tudors
Henry VIII (left), 1540 Henry VIII (left), 1540 and the future Edward and the future Edward VI (above), 1543.VI (above), 1543.
The Elizabethan AgeThe Elizabethan AgeThe Elizabethan AgeThe Elizabethan Age, Queen Elizabeth reigned in England
from 1558 to 1603 … more on her later.
William William ShakespeareShakespeare
William William ShakespeareShakespeare“All the world’s a stage, we
are merely players.”
Shakespeare's’ MoviesShakespeare's’ MoviesShakespeare's’ MoviesShakespeare's’ Movies, Gnomeo and Juliet (2011)
Shakespeare's’ MoviesShakespeare's’ MoviesShakespeare's’ MoviesShakespeare's’ Movies, Romeo Must Die (2000)
Shakespeare's’ MoviesShakespeare's’ MoviesShakespeare's’ MoviesShakespeare's’ Movies, Valley Girl(1983)
Shakespeare's’ MoviesShakespeare's’ MoviesShakespeare's’ MoviesShakespeare's’ Movies, West Side Story (1961)
Shakespeare's’ MoviesShakespeare's’ MoviesShakespeare's’ MoviesShakespeare's’ Movies, The Lion King (1994)
Shakespeare's’ MoviesShakespeare's’ MoviesShakespeare's’ MoviesShakespeare's’ Movies, The Lion King II: Simba's Pride (1998)
Shakespeare's’ MoviesShakespeare's’ MoviesShakespeare's’ MoviesShakespeare's’ Movies, She's the Man (2006)
Shakespeare's’ MoviesShakespeare's’ MoviesShakespeare's’ MoviesShakespeare's’ Movies, Forbidden Planet (1956)
Shakespeare's’ MoviesShakespeare's’ MoviesShakespeare's’ MoviesShakespeare's’ Movies, 10 Things I Hate about You (1999)
Shakespeare's’ MoviesShakespeare's’ MoviesShakespeare's’ MoviesShakespeare's’ Movies, Kiss Me, Kate (1948)
Quotable ShakespeareQuotable ShakespeareQuotable ShakespeareQuotable Shakespeare
, A fool thinks himself to be wise, but a wise man knows himself to be a fool.
Quotable ShakespeareQuotable ShakespeareQuotable ShakespeareQuotable Shakespeare
, Be not afraid of greatness: some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them.
Quotable ShakespeareQuotable ShakespeareQuotable ShakespeareQuotable Shakespeare
, Love all, trust a few, do wrong to none.
Quotable ShakespeareQuotable ShakespeareQuotable ShakespeareQuotable Shakespeare
, All the world's a stage, and all the men and women merely players: they have their exits and their entrances; and one man in his time plays many parts, his acts being seven ages.
Quotable ShakespeareQuotable ShakespeareQuotable ShakespeareQuotable Shakespeare
, Ignorance is the curse of God; knowledge is the wing wherewith we fly to heaven.
Quotable ShakespeareQuotable ShakespeareQuotable ShakespeareQuotable Shakespeare
, Better three hours too soon than a minute too late.
Quotable ShakespeareQuotable ShakespeareQuotable ShakespeareQuotable Shakespeare
, The empty vessel makes the loudest sound.
Quotable ShakespeareQuotable ShakespeareQuotable ShakespeareQuotable Shakespeare
, I say there is no darkness but ignorance.