Oil Painting Comes of Age

During the Northern Renaissance the science behind creating oil paints is perfected.   Read more – click here.  Required

Meet the Important Artists of the Northern Renaissance — An Overview.  Required

Lisa Klaich’s Pinterest collection of Northern Renaissance Art. – Browse to get a taste of all the art from this era.  

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Albrecht Durer  –  Browse through a selection of his works.  

Short Biography –  optional

View this documentary to gain more insight into Durer’s times and his art. Highly recommended – but optional. BBC Productions –  The Northern Renaissance : Birth of an Artist  https://youtu.be/gFhR8xUE5ZU

Jan van Eyck  –  Browse this Pinterest Board to see some of his works.

Short biography with important works and discussion of his style –  optional

Optional 11 minute video – The Road to Van Eyck

Hieronymous Bosch – Browse this Pinterest Board to view some of his works.  

Short Biography –  optional

A look at  Garden of Earthly Delights  – Optional

A look at  Last Judgment–  Optional
Article on Bosch and his creepy style..– Optional

Was Bosch a humanist like Leonardo da Vinci? – probably not –  Read this optional article if you want to connect Bosch to humanism.

Pieter Bruegel – Browse this PInterest Board to view his art.  

Optional Video – Bruegel

Short Biography with important works –  optional.  

Hans Holbein – the younger  – Browse this Pinterest Board to view some of his works.  

Short Biography for this painter best known for his works from King Henry VIII’s court.  Optional

 

Lucas Cranach and his son – Browse this Pinterest Board to view some of their works.  

Optional Video – The Cranachs  – Medieval Modern.

Short Biography  –  optional

Women Painters of the Northern Renaissance

Levina Terlinc
Biography – optional

Pinterest collection of Terlinc’s works

Catherine Hemessen

Biography – Optional