Northern Europe: 15th century

The Renaissance north of the Alps.

1400 - 1500 (Renaissance)

Beginner's guide

Northern Renaissance artists perfected the use of oil paint and painted the world in minute detail.

Places

Burgundian and adjacent territories

Burgundian and adjacent territories

England, France, and Tyrol

England, France, and Tyrol

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Unicorns, fretting angels, mysterious portraits, the Virgin Mary weeping—the Northern Renaissance rewards those who look closely and empathize.

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