Northern Renaissance Key Points

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Northern RenaissanceKey Points
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Brugel

• We know little of his life except that he had
  been to Italy, like so many northern artists of
  his time, and that he lived and worked in Antwerp
  and Brussels

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Brugel

• Childrens Games, everyday life scene.

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Jan Van Eyck
The Marriage of Giovanni Arnolfini and Giovanna
Cenami 1434

• His naturalistic panel paintings, mostly
  portraits and religious subjects, made extensive
  use of disguised religious symbols.

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Gutenberg and the Printing Press

• BeBefore Gutenberg, books were either copied out
  by hand on scrolls and paper, and even a small
  book could take months to complete, or printed
  from hand-carved wooden blocks, each block
  printing a whole page, a part of a page or even
  individual letters
• fore Gutenberg, books were either copied out by
  hand on scrolls and paper, and even a small book
  could take months to complete, or printed from
  hand-carved wooden blocks, each block printing a
  whole page, a part of a page or even individual
  letters

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Guttenberg Bible