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Northern Renaissance Art & Italian Renaissance Art

By Ayana Garner
  • Albrecht Dürer, Self-portrait, 1500, 67.1 x 48.9cm (Alte Pinakothek, Munich)
    1500 BCE

    Albrecht Dürer, Self-portrait, 1500, 67.1 x 48.9cm (Alte Pinakothek, Munich)

    This Portrait depicts Durer achieving realism and self representation, the growing importance of the artist and individuals as intellectuals during the renaissance.
  • Jan van Eyck, The Arnolfini Portrait, 1434, oil on oak panel, 82.2 x 60 cm (National Gallery, London)
    1434 BCE

    Jan van Eyck, The Arnolfini Portrait, 1434, oil on oak panel, 82.2 x 60 cm (National Gallery, London)

    This Portrait is known for its intricate detail, symbolizing marriage , domestic life, and use of mirror reflections. Highlighting the Northern Renaissance interest in realism.
  • Jan van Eyck, Ghent Altarpiece (open), completed 1432, oil on wood, 11 feet 5 inches x 15 feet 1 inches (open), Saint Bavo Cathedral, Ghent, Belgium.
    1432 BCE

    Jan van Eyck, Ghent Altarpiece (open), completed 1432, oil on wood, 11 feet 5 inches x 15 feet 1 inches (open), Saint Bavo Cathedral, Ghent, Belgium.

    This is significant for its incredible amount of detail and use of oil paints, this allowed for realistic textures and vibrant colors. It showcases Northern Renaissance religious art.
  • Period: 1400 BCE to 1600 BCE

    Northern Renaissance Art

    Northern Renaissance art is characterized by realism, vibrant textures, and meaningful imagery, emphasizing on both spiritual and normal life. Artist used oil paints to obtain vivid hues and add details to things like jewelry, landscapes, and fabrics. Rose In Germany, Flanders, and the Netherlands, this art shows humanist ideas and growing power middle class who commissioned domestic scenes and portraits.