Northern Renaissance

1430 – 1580

Europe

The Renaissance north of the Alps: Netherlandish precision of detail and the oil painting of van Eyck, Dürer in Germany, Bruegel and his scenes of everyday life.

Selected works

The Holy Family with the Butterfly 1495

Self-Portrait 1498

The Sea Monster 1498

Holy Blood altar 1499

The Garden of Earthly Delights c. 1500

Nemesis 1501

Countryside of Wood With Saint George Fighting the Dragon 1510

Knight, Death, and the Devil 1513

St. Jerome in His Study 1514

A Meat Stall with the Holy Family Giving Alms 1551