Renaissance art and architecture: The Flemish Renaissance

The Flemish Renaissance

The superb coloring of the Venetians was achieved as the effects of the golden age of painting in the Low Countries were felt across Europe. In the 1420s Hubert and Jan van Eyck developed an extremely effective technique of oil painting, and with it the ability to render the most subtle variations of light and color. They did not practice the system of geometric perspective, but nonetheless created a convincing appearance of reality. An exquisite sensitivity is reflected in their minute detailing of objects of daily life, which were often symbolic. Robert Campin (often identified with the Master of Flémalle), Roger van der Weyden, and Hugo van der Goes were among the most remarkable masters of 15th-century Flanders. Netherlandish painting was enriched by the wild fantasies of Hieronymus Bosch and the spirited peasant scenes of Pieter Bruegel the elder (see under Bruegel family).

Sections in this article:

Introduction
Renaissance Architecture Elsewhere in Europe
French Architecture
Italian Renaissance Architecture
Architecture of the Renaissance
Renaissance Art Elsewhere in Europe
German Art
The Flemish Renaissance
The Italian Renaissance
Bibliography

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