CHAPTER TEN OUTLINE, “RENAISSANCE IN THE NORTH”
DISCOVERING ART HISTORY, BROMER
AT THE COMPLETION OF THIS CHAPTER, YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO:
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•Discern the difference between the convincing realism of Northern Renaissance painting and the Classical
allusions permeating Italian Renaissance art.
•Understand that Northern Renaissance artists used ordinary objects as symbols to communicate religious
meaning.
•Explain how the artistic medium of oil paint assisted Northern Renaissance artists in describing scenes in great
detail.
•Comprehend that Renaissance architecture flourished in France while painting remained tied to the earlier
International style.
•Articulate how Philip II used the wealth of the Hapsburg Empire ito build impressive monuments illustrating
Spain’s growth as a world power.
10.1
•Differentiate between references to Classical antiquity in Italian Renaissance art the accurate portrayal of the
visible world in Northern Renaissance art.
•Understand that painters in the Low Countries were the first to master the medium of oil paint and the dramatic
effect the medium had on their style.
•Describe how Northern Renaissance painters incorporated everyday objects as religious symbols.
10.2
•Identify Germany as the leader of art in northern Europe during the early 1500s.
•Comprehend that German artists blended Italian High Renaissance characteristics with northern techniques and
styles.
10.3
•Explain that French architecture flourished under Francis I as he and the artistocracy build opulent chateaux and
palaces throughout the Loire River valley.
•Comprehend that Philip II used the increasing wealth of Spain to summon leading European masters to help
build his grand Hapsburg capital.
ART TIMELINE
1425 – 1426
1434 – 1436
1432
1434
c. 1455
c. 1435
c. 1480
1505 – 1510
1563
1565
1498
1526
1502
1545
1512 –1515
1533
1519
1546
Merode Altarpiece, The Master of Flemalle (Robert Campin)
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
The Annunciation, Jan van Eyck, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC
Ghent Altarpiece, Hubert & Jan van Eyck, Cathedral of St. Bavo, Ghent, Belgium
Anolfini Wedding, Jan van Eyck, National Gallery, London
Portrait of a Lady, Rogier van der Weyden, National Gallery of Art,
Washington, DC
Descent from the Cross, Rogier van der Weyden, Prado Museum, Madrid
Madonna and Child with Angels, Hans Memling, National Gallery of Art,
Washington, DC
Garden of Delights, Hieronymus Bosch, Prado Museum, Madrid
The Tower of Babel, Pieter Bruegel, Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna
The Return of the Hunters, Pieter Bruegel, Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna
Self-Portrait, Albrecht Durer, Prado Museum, Madrid
Four Apostles, Albrech Durer, Alte Pinakothek, Munich
Young Hare, Albrecht Durer, The Albertina Museum, Vienna
Hunting Party in Honor of Charles V…, Prado Museum, Madrid
Isenheim Altarpiece, Unterlinden Museum, Colmar, France
The French Ambassadors, Hans Holbein, The National Gallery, London
Chateau of Chambord, Pierre Nepveu, France
Square Court of the Louvre, Pierre Lescot, Paris
VOCABULARY
10.1
Realism
Symbol
10.2
polyptych
10.3
chateau