In this lucid account, Stephanie Porras charts the fascinating
story of art in northern Europe during the Renaissance period (ca.
1400-1570). She explains how artists and patrons from the regions
north of the Alps - the Low Countries, France, England, Germany -
responded to an era of rapid political, social, economic, and
religious change, while redefining the status of art. Porras
discusses not only paintings by artists from Jan van Eyck to Pieter
Bruegel the Elder, but also sculpture, architecture, prints,
metalwork, embroidery, tapestry, and armor. Each chapter presents
works from a roughly 20-year period and also focuses on a broad
thematic issue, such as the flourishing of the print industry or
the mobility of Northern artists and artworks. The author traces
the influence of aristocratic courts as centers of artistic
production and the rise of an urban merchant class, leading to the
creation of new consumers and new art products. This book offers a
richly illustrated narrative that allows readers to understand the
progression, variety, and key conceptual developments of Northern
Renaissance art.
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