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Unit: Northern Europe 15th century

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A beginner's guide to the Northern Renaissance

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An introduction to the Northern Renaissance in the fifteenth century
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Introduction to Fifteenth-century Flanders
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Introduction to Burgundy in the Fifteenth Century
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Northern Renaissance art under Burgundian rule
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The Norfolk Triptych and how it was made
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Northern Renaissance in the fifteenth century (part 1)Get 6 of 8 questions to level up!
Northern Renaissance in the fifteenth century (part 2)Get 5 of 6 questions to level up!

Claus Sluter and Claus de Werve

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Sluter, Well of Moses
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Claus Sluter and Claus de Werve, Mourners, from the Tomb of Philip the Bold
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Melchior Broederlam

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Fit for a duke: Broederlam's Crucifixion Altarpiece
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The Limbourg Brothers

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Limbourg brothers, Très Riches Heures du Duc de Berry
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Herman, Paul, and Jean de Limbourg, The Belles Heures of Jean de France, Duc de Berry
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Campin

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Campin, Christ and the Virgin
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Workshop of Campin, Annunciation Triptych (Merode Altarpiece)
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Workshop of Campin, Annunciation Triptych (Merode Altarpiece) Get 3 of 4 questions to level up!

Van Eyck

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Van Eyck, Ghent Altarpiece (1 of 2)
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Jan van Eyck, The Ghent Altarpiece (2 of 2)
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Van Eyck, The Ghent Altarpiece
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Jan van Eyck, Portrait of a Man in a Red Turban (Self-Portrait?), 1433
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Jan van Eyck, The Madonna in the Church
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Van Eyck, The Arnolfini Portrait
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The question of pregnancy in Jan van Eyck’s Arnolfini Portrait
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Van Eyck, Ghent AltarpieceGet 5 of 6 questions to level up!
Van Eyck, The Arnolfini PortraitGet 3 of 4 questions to level up!

Christus

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Christus, Portrait of a Carthusian
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Christus, A Goldsmith in his Shop
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Christus, A Goldsmith in his Shop
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Christus, Portrait of a Young Girl
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Van der Weyden

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Van der Weyden, Deposition
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Van der Weyden, Crucifixion Triptych
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Van der Weyden, Crucifixion, with the Virgin and Saint John
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Rogier van der Weyden, Last Judgment
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Quarton (?)

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Enguerrand Quarton(?), Pietà of Villeneuve-lès-Avignon
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Christine de Pizan

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Portraits of Christine de Pizan in The Queen’s Manuscript
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Christine de Pizan and a City of Ladies
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Hugo van der Goes

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Hugo van der Goes, The Portinari Altarpiece
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Hugo van der Goes, Portinari Altarpiece
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Van der Goes, The Adoration of the Kings
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Reliquaries and tapestries

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The Holy Thorn Reliquary of Jean, duc de Berry
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The Holy Thorn Reliquary of Jean, duc de Berry
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The Unicorn in Captivity
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Baltic region

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Hermen Rode, Saints Nicholas and Victor Altarpiece
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About this unit

Brought to you by Smarthistory. Northern Europe’s wealthy merchants and nobles supported the art of van Eyck, Bosch, Dürer, Bruegel, and Holbein; art that invites us back to their world.