3. Medieval Art Subjects Religious and holy figures Themes Religious Style Unrealistic Lacking depth Lacking background Technique Two dimensional

5. Subjects Religious Secular

6. Themes Individualism Classicalism Humanism

7. Technique Perspective Shading (chiaroscuro) Oil painting

8. Style Realistic Background and depth

10. Northern Renaissance Art Emphasized Christian humanist themes Interest in landscapes, middle and peasant class Pioneered oil painting

12. Albrecht Dürer Artist from Nuremburg Famous for woodcuts and copper engravings Influenced by Venetian artists and humanism

13. Van Eyck Brothers Flemish painters (Jan and Hubert) who used great detail; especially in human facial expressions