The Northern Renaissance
- In the late 1400s the ideas of the Renaissance had spread into Northern Europe
- In 1450 after the devastating bubonic plague the cities began to grow creating city-states
- During the Northern Renaissance art increased and urban merchants sponsored artists making art a very important part of the Renaissance
This is a map of the countries located in the Northern Renaissance.
German Painter: Durer
- He left to go to Italy in 1494 to study art
- When he returned he created woodcuts and engravings that portrayed religious subjects
This is a portrait of the german painter Durer
German painter: Holbein
- Specialized in painting portraits that are almost photographic in detail
- He left to England where he painted portraits of King Henry VIII and other members of the English royal family
Flemish Painter: Van Eyck
- He was the first great Flemish painter during the Renaissance
- He used oil-based paint allowing him to create subtle colors in objects
Flemish Painter: Bruegel
- Interested in realistic details and individual people
- He painted every day peasant life such as weddings, dances, and harvests using rich colors
Christian Humanist: Erasmus
- Erasmus was the best known Christian humanist and wrote a book The Praise of Folly
- He believed that Christianity was of the heart and not a ceremony or rule
- "If you keep thinking about what you want to do or what you hope will happen, you don't do it, and it won't happen."
Christian Humanist: More
- He worked with Desiderius Erasmus and together they were the best known Christian humanist
- Thomas More wrote a book called Utopia. It means no place in english. The book is about an ideal place with no war and little greed
- "I die the king's faithful servant, but God's first."
Christine de Pizan
- She was a very educated woman and was the woman to earn a living in writing
- She wrote her books in French and produced many books, including short stories, biographies, novels, and manuals on military techniques
- She was also the first European writer that questioned different treatment of boys and girls