Politics and the Northern
Renaissance
Image courtesy of Wolfgang Staudt on Flickr
Bruges
• About Brugeshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruges
• A city favored by the Dukes of Burgundy
• Medici Banking and the Florentine connection
• Renaissance Cultural Hotspot• Bruge’s importance changed when
the harbor filled with silt
Image courtesy of Wolfgang Staudt on Flickr
Spain and the Hapsburgs• Charles V
Holy Roman Emperor– Large land holdings
• Mary of Hungary & Phillip II– Supporters of Titian– Shifted support to Flemish
painters• Van Eyck, Campin and Bosch
Anthony van Dyck: Portrait of Charles V on Horseback (1620, Oil on canvas)File courtesy of Wikimedia Commons
King Henry• King Henry VIII of England
– Need for a male heir– 6 year negotiation with the Pope for a
divorce– Separation from Pope’s authority and the
creation of The Church of England– Iconoclasm - destruction of artwork in
monasteries and cathedrals• Elizabeth I
– Music, poetry and theatre were supported under her reign
– Madrigals• Thomas Morley – Thomas Weelkes
– Playwrights• Shakespeare and Marlowe
Elizabeth I in her coronation robes. Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons.