Art of the Netherlands : the Dutch masters: Van Dyck
The pupil of Rubens, Anthony van Dyck followed his master's example by travelling to Italy as part of his artistic training. Like Rubens, he found inspiration in the Venetian Renaissance masters Titian and Giorgione. An enthusiasm for rich colours a...
Art of the Netherlands : the Dutch masters: Bruegel
The life of Pieter Bruegel the Elder will always remain something of a mystery. We possess few details of his sixteenth century life, and we must rely fully on his surviving art to appreciate his genius. As an artist, he was inspired deeply by his g...
The Northern Renaissance
While Italians looked to Florence as their artistic center, northern Europeans looked to Flanders and Germany, where a distinctive Renaissance style was created, based on an exploration of visual realism. This program examines: Rogier van der Weyden...
Art of the Netherlands : the great artists: Rubens
Born in Antwerp in 1577, the young Peter Paul Rubens travelled extensively in Italy, soaking up the artistic achievements of the High Renaissance. Returning to Flanders, he began a career that combined Renaissance technique with a new boldness of ap...