Early Netherlandish painting

Early Netherlandish painting^[1] is a term art historians use to designate a group of painters who were active primarily in the Southern Netherlands in the 15th and early 16th centuries. They embodied at the same time the culmination of the Middle Ages and the transition to Renaissance. The period corresponds to the Italian Renaissance, but the style is generally not seen as a part of the Renaissance.^[2]

Contents 1 Designation 2 Painters 3 See also 4 References

Designation

There is no consensus regarding the name given to this group. The painting is also called Late Gothic, emphasizing the continuity with the Middle Ages^[2]. The painters are also known as the Flemish Primitives, not because their art lacked sophistication (quite to the contrary), but because they were at the origin of a whole new tradition in painting with the use of oil paint, instead of tempera. Since Flanders was the leading region in the Netherlands in this period, Flemish and Netherlandish are often used interchangeably.

Painters

• Master of Flemalle
• Jan van Eyck
• Hubert van Eyck
• Rogier van der Weyden
• Hugo van der Goes
• Geertgen tot Sint Jans
• Hans Memling
• Petrus Christus
• Robert Campin
• Dirk Bouts
• Gerard David

See also

• List of Belgian painters
• Early Renaissance painting.

References

1. ↑ Panofsky, Erwin (1953). Early Netherlandish Painting.
2. ↑ ^a b Janson, H.W.; Janson, Anthony F. (1997). History of Art, 5th, rev., New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc.. ISBN-0-8109-3442-6.

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