1. Northern Renaissance Goals: Analyze the differences between Italian
Renaissance and Northern Renaissance Art
Northern Renaissance- Germany, Flanders Denmark

2. Characteristics of Northern Renaissance Art
Darker Palette: muted earth tones with some splashes of red or blue (Italian paintings are lighter/brighter)
Rustic settings often depicting peasant life and individuals (Italian paintings typically reflect wealth and urban or classical settings)
Greater focus on Christian/Church themes with allegorical overtones (Italian paintings would sometimes feature Christian themes but with a classical twist)

3. Albrecht Dürer The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
15th century
German artist known for his woodcuts and engravings
Often focused on religious or mythological themes
Realistic style was popular and inspired many others

4. Hans Holbein the Younger
German Painter
Portraits were very realistic – sometimes containing “memento mori”
Very popular in England, painted portraits of Henry VIII
The Ambassadors
1538

5. Van Eyck The Virgin of Chancellor Rolin Arnolfini Marriage Portrait
1434
The Virgin of Chancellor Rolin
1435
Flemish Painter – one of the earliest to use oil-paints
Liked the emphasis on individuality and worldly pleasures
Realistic and often showed subject’s personality

6. Pieter Bruegel the Elder
Flemish Painter – also liked to portray individuals and personality
Many paintings depicted peasant life, several showing crowd scenes
The Fight Between Carnival and Lent
The Peasant Wedding