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THE EUROPEAN RENAISSANCE
Apart from the Italian states, the main areas where new tendencies developed were Flanders, Germany and France.
FLEMISH PAINTING
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The Flemish school’s greatest contribution was the oil painting technique, which became popular when Jan Van Eyck began to use it.
It consists of mixing colours with oil so the paint dries slowly. This allows corrections to be made and for great attention to detail.
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Peter Brueghel the Elder produced works containing landscapes, realistic scenes from everyday life and popular customs.
Hieronymus Bosch, developed an original style full of allegories, imaginary worlds and strange beings.
Jan Van Eyck, who produced very realistic portraits
Joachim Patinir, who specialised in landscapes
Rogier van der Weyden, who developed the painting of religious themes.
GERMAN PAINTING
he most notable painters
Matthias Grunewald, who specialised in religious themes.
Albrecht Durer, who had a powerful influence on other artists of the time and was a master of the woodcutting technique.
The drawing is done on wood and the outlines of the drawing are carved out to create a relief. It is then coated with black paint and printed on a sheet, which meant that numerous copies could
be made.
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