1. Chapter 18: The 15th century in Northern Europe

2. Centers of Northern European Art during the Fifteenth Century.

3. Paintings of Several Parts!
Triptych Polyptych

4. Jan (and Hubert) Van Eyck, Ghent Altarpiece Flanders, 1432

9. Jodocus Byd and Lysbette Borluut

11. Atmospheric Perspective
Atmospheric interference with visual perception causes loss of contrast, detail and sharp focus. It tends to make objects seem to take on a blue-gray color as they move farther away.

12. Jan van Eyck,
Man in a Red Turban,
Flemish, 1433
Oil vs. Tempera

13. Robert Campin, The Merode Altarpiece, Flanders, 1425-28

17. Jan van Eyck, Giovanni Arnolfini and His Bride, Flanders, 1434

21. Jean Fouquet, Étienne Chevalier and Saint Stephen, Melun Altarpiece, France, ca. 1450

22. Petrus Christus, A Goldsmith in his Shop, Flanders, 1449

24. The Very Rich Hours of John, the Duke of Berry
Limbourg Brothers, Les Tres Riches Heures du Jean, Duc de Berry, France,
The Very Rich Hours of John, the Duke of Berry
January

25. February

26. Apr May

27. June July

28. Aug Sep.

29. Oct Nov.

30. Martin Schongauer, St. Anthony Tormented by Demons, Germany, 1480-90
Engraving
Printmaking

31. Technique: Woodcuts and Engravings.

32. Printmaking -- Woodcut
The design is cut into a wood block leaving the raised surfaces to be inked and print.

33. Printmaking -- Engraving
Lines are cut into a copper plate with a burin. Ink is forced down into the grooves and the surface is wiped clean. It is then run through a press.