The Northern Renaissance Donna Song 1500018604
Jan (and Hubert?) Van Eyck, Ghent Altarpiece or The Adoration of the Mystic Lamb, 1432, tempera and oil on panel, 11' 5" x 7' 3" (open) (Cathedral of Saint Bavo, Ghent, Belgium)
What is Northern renaissance Renaissance happenings that occurred within Europe, but outside of Italy. 1430-1580 German Renaissance, French Renaissance, English Renaissance, Renaissance in the Low Countries, Polish Renaissance Albrecht Dürer, Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, 1498, Woodcut, 15 1/2 x 11 1/8”.
northern - North of Italy, north of the Alps - France, Netherlands, Germany, England - The Dukes of Burgundy very rich main patron of the early Renaissance The Burgundian Netherlands (map: National Gallery of Art)
Why renaissance came later to Northern Europe than Italy Less motivation More removed, less whealthy Ended from war and plague More resistance Greater influence of feudalism and the church
The Initiating Factors Financial resources Urban revival Increasing colonies Growing Contact Growing Trade French invasion of Italy Printing Press Less resistance Rise of national monarchies
The printing
The differences between the Northern Renaissance and Italian renaissance The Italian Renaissance Fresco, tempera, oil Classical mythology, religious scenes Religion and humanism The Northern Renaissance Oil on panel Domestic interiors, portraits, religious scenes Nation cultures Gothic art
reference Online courses: Columns Documentary: https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/art-history/renaissance- reformation/northern-renaissance1 http://www.radford.edu/rbarris/art216upd2012/Northern%20europe%20in%20th e15th%20century%20s11.html Columns http://www.visual-arts-cork.com/history-of-art/northern-renaissance.htm http://arthistory.about.com/cs/arthistory10one/a/north_ren.htm Documentary: BBC – Northern Renaissance (2008)
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