The Renaissance in Northern Europe
Northern Europe Depicting life in the real world Jan van Eyck – Flanders (Belgium); linseed oil Detail, depth, directional light, mass, implied texture, physical likenesses of people
THE ARNOLFINI PORTRAIT Wedding Self portrait in the mirror Christian Iconography Single lighted candle Amber beads Dog Skirt, green
THE ARNOLFINI PORTRAIT. Jan van Eyck. 1434.
Albrecht Durer detailed realism Christian symbols with familiar subjects THE KNIGHT, DEATH AND THE DEVIL
PIETER BRUEGEL New landscape Composition and spatial depth Lives and surroundings of common people 12 months series Naturalism from one vantage point
HUNTERS IN THE SNOW. Pieter Brugel. 1565.