The Renaissance in Northern Europe

Iconography

the study of the meaning of images

Intuitive Perspective

using observational skills to create a sense of depth and 3-D

Oil Paint

-revolutionizes painting, invented in the 1430's in Flanders

-oils are more adaptable than tempera and will replace it in 1500

-slow to dry and can be applied in layers

Arnolfini Portait

Jan van Eyck, 1434

Man in a Red Turban

Jan van Eyck, 1433

-self portrait, frame states "as i can"

Ghent Altarpiece

Jan and Hubert van Eyck, 1432

-dont know who did what

Merode Altarpiece

Robert Campin, 1425-1430

Relief Printing Process

like a rubber stamp where what is raised from the surface is printed

-involves wood cuts, wood engravings, and linocuts

Woodcut

starts with a block of wood, then draws design, then carve out areas without ink, then ink the block, then print

The Buxheim of St Christopher

Woodcut, Mid 15th Century

Wood Engraving

uses a different cut of lumber, nearly eliminating any visible grain

Linocut

uses linoleum instead of wood and its softer, but it distorts with each press

Intaglio Printing Process

printing from the negative area, sunk down with groves

-has engravings, etchings, and dry points

Engraving

used to reproduce works of art and illustrate books, uses a burin which is a V shaped tool

The Temptation of St Anthony (Demons Tormenting St Anthony)

Martin Schongaeur, c.1480-90

Drypoint

short print run, pulling burin towards you

Etching

made with acid

Self Portrait

Albrecht Durer, 1500

The Four Horesman of the Apocolypse

Albrecht Durer, 1497-98

-conquest, war, plague/famine, death

Insenheim Altarpiece

Matthias Grunewald, 1510-1515

Gardem of Earthly Delights

Hieronymus Bosch, 1505-15