The art of Northern Europe, including 15th century Flanders, featured innovations in oil painting and religious themes. The religious style in Northern Europe is noticeably toned down in comparison with Vatican art, much less gold, and definitely more emphasis on their patrons. Portraiture became was a hit for artists like van Eyck and Rubens. The appearance of 3 distinct dimensions is also very apparent in Northern European renaissance. This style of art spawned from a very rich Gothic culture pertaining mostly to architecture and sculpting.
Robert Campin, Merode Altarpiece, 1425-1428, Oil on wood
Claus Sluter, Well of Moses, 1395-1406, Limestone, Dijon
Jan Van Eyck, Madonna in a Church, 1425-1430
Jan Van Eyck, Giovanni Arnolfini and his Wife, 1434, Oil on wood
Hubert and Jan Van Eyck, Ghent Altarpiece, 1432, Oil on wood
Rogier van der Weyden, Last Judgement Altarpiece, 1444-1448
Dirk Bouts, Last Supper @ Altarpiece of the Holy Sacrament, 1464-1468, Oil on wood, Belgium
Stefan Lochner, Madonna in the Rose Garden, 1440
Petrus Christus, Goldsmith in his Shop, 1449, Oil on wood
Hans Memling, Tommaso Portinari and Maria Baroncelli, 1470
Veit Stoss, Death and Assumption of the Virgin, 1477, gilded wood, Poland
Tilman Riemenschneider, Assumption of the Virgin @ Creglingen Altarpiece, 1465-1499, on lindenwood, Germany
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