ArtHistory

Jan van Eyck

• One of the early founders of Early Netherlandish painting.
• One of the most significant figures in Northern Renaissance Art.
• Introduced and popularized oil painting
• Known for symbolism and iconography
• Paintings include Arnolfini Portrait, Ghent Altarpiece

Hieronymus Bosch

• Dutch painter
• Known for highly intricate scenes of religious, moral, and satirical subjects.
• Paintings often contained demons, monsters, and strange creatures.
• Fantastical and surreal scenes that often featured vivid and disturbing imagery.
• Paintings include The Garden of Earthly Delights.

Pieter Bruegel the Elder

• Flemish painter and printmaker
• Pioneer in making landscapes and peasant scenes the focus of large paintings
• Known for depiction of daily life of common people.
• Paintings include Children’s Games, The Tower of Babel

Sandro Botticelli

• Italian artist in Early Renaissance
• Known for mythological paintings with elegant and harmonious compositions.
• Works commissioned by the Medici family.
• Paintings had vibrant colors, flowing lines, elegant and sensuous style.
• Paintings include Primavera, The Birth of Venus.

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