* be aware that illusionism and symbolism painting
were important elements in painting * be able to describe the technique of oil * be able to describe and discuss the artist’s
Arnolofini Portrait
The term ‘Northern Renaissance’ refers to two areas of development in fine art. The first was in the Netherlandish Low Countries of Flanders and Holland, and the second took place later in Germany.
Flanders During the 15th century, the region of Flanders was spread over a significant part of present-day Belgium and northern France. It was controlled by the Dukes of Burgundy.
use of fine detail and illusionistic techniques * be able to discuss the symbolism in The * understand how Erasmus’s ideas of
Humanism were different from the Italian concept
* understand how the development of
printing affected the distribution of ideas but presented opportunities for artists
* be able to describe and discuss Albrecht Dürer’s work in painting and printmaking.
As in Florence, the wealth created in industrial Flemish cities like Ghent and Bruges allowed a large middle-class population to flourish. The Duke and his court were the most important patrons of art, but wealthy private citizens also commissioned religious pieces.
Humanism The Northern Renaissance in Flanders and the Italian Renaissance in Florence took place at the same time, but they had quite different characteristics.
The Italian Renaissance was based on Humanism and the rediscovery of Classical Greek and Roman culture, whereas the Flemish movement drew more influence from its Gothic past.
Desiderius Erasmus was a Dutch scholar and theologian in 16th-century Germany (Fig. 5.1), He was a Humanist, but his philosophies were very different
