Northern Renaissance Art

William V. Ganis, PhD

• Fascination with detail• Presentation of nature

Netherlandish Art

Peter BruegelPeasant Wedding1566Oil. On panel.

Pieter Breugel the ElderHunters in the Snow1565oil on panel3 ft. 10 in. x 5 ft. 4 in.

Painted peasants in their daily activities and special festivals.

Jan Van EyckArnolfini Wedding, 1434

oil on panel82 X 59 cm.

Excelled at portraying light

Everything has symbolism. (pg 270)

Jan Van EyckThe Annunciation1432-1436oil on panel92 X 36 cm.

Germanic Art

Albrecht DürerSelf-Portrait1498oil on board20 1/2 in. x 16 1/8 in.

Painting, woodcut, engraving, and drawing.

One of the first to create a self portrait.

Albrecht DürerFour Horsemen of the Apocalypseca. 1498woodcut15 1/4 x 11 in.

Albrecht DürerThe Hare1502watercolor and gouache on paper25 x 23 cm

One of the first to keep works done in watercolor.

Albrecht DürerFour Apostles1526oil on paneleach panel 7 ft. 1 in. x 2 ft. 6 in.

Durer’s last major work.

French Art

Pierre LescotSquare Court of the Louvre1546 – Paris

First French RenaissanceArhitecture

Jean ClouetFrancis I1525-30oil and tempera on panel3 ft. 2 in. x 2 ft. 5 in.

Jean ClouetFrancis I1525-30oil and tempera on panel3 ft. 2 in. x 2 ft. 5 in.

Spanish Art

El Greco (Domenikos Theotokopoulous)The Burial of Count Orgaz1586oil on canvas16 x 12 ft.

El Greco (Domenikos Theotokopoulous)View of Toledo1586oil on canvas47 3/4 x 42 3/4 in.

El Greco (Domenikos Theotokopoulous)Resurrection1587-1604oil on canvas