111-241 Northern Renaissance Art 1480-1600

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Available as 111-341 at 3rd-year level.

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Examines the various ways in which the artistic and intellectual changes brought about by the Italian Renaissance impacted on northern artists in France, Germany, and the Netherlands such as Albrecht Dürer, Jan Gossaert, and Marten van Heemskerck, and their patrons such as King Francis I and Philip of Burgundy. Other issues considered include: the graphic arts, especially engravings, etchings, and printed books using the collections of the National Gallery of Victoria; the role of Renaissance ideas in pageantry and the ephemeral arts, such as decorations for festive entries; the strong presence of local traditions (Hans Holbein, Quentin Metsys, Albrecht Altdorfer, Hand Baldung Grien, Hieronymus Bosch and Grünewald); art in the service of the Reformation (Lucas Cranach); the effect of the art market and private collectors; and Netherlandish art of the second half of the century (Pieter Bruegel, Aertsen and Beuckelaer).

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Written work which may comprise class papers, essays, visual tests or take-home examinations totalling about 5000 words.

Prescribed Texts

• Snyder J, Northern Renaissance Art 1380-1550. Abrams 1985.
• Stechow W, Northern Renaissance Art 1400-1600. Northwestern University Press 1989.