Renaissance and Reformation in 16th C. Northern Europe Chapter 9
Matthias Grunewald, The Isenheim Altarpiece, , Germany Predella
Pestecroix
Grunewald's Isenheim Altarpiece was located in a hospital! The Order of St. Anthony treated sufferers of “St. Anthony’s Fire” caused by Ergot poisoning
Albrecht Dürer Printmaker Painter Reformist
Albrecht Durer His interest in science and artistic theory was similar to that of what other artist?
Albrecht Dürer, Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, German, 1498
Letter of Indulgence, 1454
Gutenberg Bible,
Albrecht Dürer, Four Apostles, German, 1526 John, Peter, Mark, and Paul
Albrecht Durer, The Fall of Man (Adam and Eve), 1504
Francis I, King of France, Jean Clouet, France, 1524
Chateau de Chambord, Loire Valley, France, 1519 Commissioned by Francis I as a country house Reflects Italian taste while maintaining a feudal structure Roof reflects a medieval village skyline
Alberti, Palazzo Rucellai, Florence,
Interior Staircase, Chambord
Hans Holbein the Younger, Henry VIII, German, 1540
Hans Holbein the Younger, The French Ambassadors, German, 1533 Georges de Selve Jean de Denteville Anamorphic image Memento Mori
Quinten Massys, Money- Changer and His Wife, Dutch, 1514 Lev “Let the balance be just and the weights be equal.”
Pieter Aertsen, Meat Still-Life, The Netherlands, 1551
Peter Breugel, Netherlandish Proverbs, 1559
Pieter Bruegel the Elder, Hunters in the Snow, The Netherlands, 1565
Caterina Van Hemessen, Self-Portrait, The Netherlands, 1548 “Caterina van Hemessen painted me/1548/her age 20”
El Greco, The Burial of Count Orgaz, Spain, 1586 Domenikos Theotokopoulos
Juan de Herrera, El Escorial, Spain,