Early Renaissance painting

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Portrait of Giovanni Arnolfini and Wife by Jan van Eyck (1434).

Early Renaissance painting bridges the period of European art history between the art of the Middle Ages and the art of the Renaissance.

Two regions of Europe party active artistically during this period were Italy, initially, and later northern Europe (essentially Flanders). The Renaissance is considered to have reached northern Europe in the late 15th and early 16th century. Thus, most of the Early Renaissance works in northern Europe were produced between 1420 and 1550.

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[edit] Themes and symbolism

The works of art of this period feature mainly religious themes (the Church was a main client of these artists), but also some purely figurative themes. The religious symbolism is largely drawn from the work of Jacobus de Voragine, The Golden Legend (1260). Some more mundane themes were treated, but they were often treated via a religious or mythological representations.

[edit] Techniques

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Regions

England
France
Germany
Italy
Netherlands
Northern Europe
Poland
Spain

  • The use of perspective: The first major treatment of the painting as a window into space appeared in the work of Giotto di Bondone, at the beginning of the 14th century. True linear perspective was formalized later, by Filippo Brunelleschi and Leon Battista Alberti. In addition to giving a more realistic presentation of art, it moved Renaissance painters into painting more paintings.
  • Balance and Proportion: proper sizes and the use of airy, bright colors. The human anatomy wasn't as idealized as during the ancient times.

[edit] Italian artists

Main article: Italian Renaissance painting

[edit] Artists of the Low Countries

Main articles: Early Netherlandish painting for 15th century artists, Dutch and Flemish Renaissance painting for 16th century artists

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"The Ghent Altarpiece: The Adoration of the Lamb" (interior view) painted 1432 by Jan van Eyck.

[edit] German artists

[edit] French artists

[edit] Spanish Artists

[edit] Works

[edit] Major collections

General Collections:
Netherlandish:
Italian:

[edit] See also

es:Pintura renacentista fr:Peinture de la Renaissance mk:Раноренесансно сликарство nl:Vroege renaissance (schilderkunst) pl:Malarstwo renesansu pt:Pintura do Renascimento ru:Изобразительное искусство Возрождения

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