Early Northern Renaissance

Question 1

Characteristics of Early Northern Renaissance

Answer 1

• Prolific naturalism, attention to (anecdotal) details
• Depiction of Biblical subjects in contemporary settings
• Sacramental or symbolic logic that wants to see in the natural world evidence of Christ’s mission on earth and of the central doctrines and rites of Christianity
• Based upon the Reformation

Question 2

Answer 2

Roger van der Weyden, Deposition, c. 1435-1438

Question 3

Answer 3

Jan van Eyck, The Arnolfini Portrait, 1434

Question 4

Answer 4

Jean Fouquet, Melun Diptych, ca. 1452

Question 5

Answer 5

Jan van Eyck, Man in a Red Turbin, 1433