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Chapter Seventeen
Fifteenth Century Art in Northern
Europe
Renaissance Painting
• North Europe International style:
– Accurate and precise detail
• For example, the design on a garment; leaves on a
tree; etc.
– Increased importance of symbolism
• For example, slight burning candles represents the
presence of God; dog represents loyalty; etc.
Renaissance Painting
• Tempera: paint made of dry
pigments mixed with a
binding material (egg yolk)
• Gesso: mixture of glue and white
pigment such as plaster, chalk,
and white clay
Oil Paints
• Oil paint: mixture of dry pigment with oil,
turpentine, and varnish
• Advantages:
• Slower drying time
• Transparency
• Brilliance of color
Robert Campin (c. 1378-1444)
• Master Flemish painter
• Merode Altarpiece
– Oil paint
– Triptych
– Realism/ symbolism
Robert Campin
• Joseph in His Workshop
– Attention to detail:
• Texture of beard
• Wood grain of bench
• Folds of his garment
– Symbolism:
• Mousetrap: belief that Christ was the
bait with which to trap Satan
Jan van Eyck (c.1390-1441)
• Flemish painter
• Expanded International style
• The Arnolfini Wedding
– Wedding portrait
Jan van Eyck (c.1390-1441)
• Adoration of the Lamb
– Center panel of a 12 panel altarpiece
– Atmospheric perspective: Illusion of space
• Saint Gerome in His Study
– Detail: creates undeniable realism
• Never been equaled
Realism and Emotionalism
• Rogier van der Weyden (c. 1399-1464)
– Descent from the Cross
Emotionalism
• Portrait of a Lady
– Details give information
about the figures
• Hands clasped
• Ring/ buckle= luxury
Hugo van der Goes (1440-1482)
• The Portinari Altarpiece
– High emotional quality