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Renaissance in the Low Countries

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legend), but the hero Icarus is hidden away in the background. The main actors in the painting are nature itself and, most prominently, the peasant, who does not even look up from his plough when Icarus falls. Brueghel shows man as an anti-hero, comical and sometimes grotesque.
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still shows strong religious influences, contrary to the Germanic painting. Even after 1500, when Renaissance influences begin to show, the influence of the masters from the previous century leads to a largely religious and narrative style of painting.
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publication is one of the most important sources for the reconstruction of Renaissance folksongs. Later publishing was heavily influenced by the rebellion against the Spanish: heroic battle songs and political ballads ridiculing the Spanish occupants.
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In sculpture, however, 15th-century Netherlandish artists, while adhering to Christian subjects, developed techniques and a naturalistic style which compares favorably to the work of early-Renaissance Italian contemporaries such as
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Both scientists' lives show how the Renaissance scientist is not afraid of challenging what has been taken for granted for centuries, and how this leads to problems with the all-powerful Catholic Church.
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and the textile industry, mostly in Ghent, turned Flanders into the wealthiest part of Northern Europe at the end of the 15th century. The Burgundian court dwelled mostly in Bruges, Ghent and
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of his time, did the same for rediscovering the outside world. Mercator too came into trouble with the Church because of his beliefs, and spent several months in jail after a conviction for
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cities as centers of gravity, culturally and economically formed one of the richest parts of Europe. During the course of the century the region also experienced significant changes.
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took some time to reach the Low Countries, and did not entirely supplant Gothic elements. The most important sculptor in the Southern Netherlands was
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Before 1500, the Italian Renaissance had little or no influence above the Alps. After this Renaissance influences moved northward, but unlike the
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Two factors determined the fate of the region in the 16th century. The first was the union with the kingdom of Spain through the 1496 marriage of
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Although there is no reference to antiquity, there is a clear Flemish "Renaissance consciousness", as indicated by the words of Flemish theorist
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style, not slavishly following the classical style but incorporating many decorative elements, giving a result that could also be categorized as
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thought. Gradually, the balance of power shifted away from the Southern Netherlands, which remained under Spanish authority, to the emerging
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attempted to put new life into the stereotyped forms of the preceding age by introducing in original composition the new-found branches of
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van Leyden (b. ~1420) made sculptures such as "Man Meditating", which even today appear more "modern" than does Italian
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Bible. By 1481 the Low Countries had printing shops in 21 cities and towns. Famous publishing houses like those of
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This led to frequent exchanges between the Low Countries and Northern Italy. Examples are Italian architects
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in the 1430s appears to be a romantic notion, the Low Countries had an early start in printing. By 1470 a
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practices, for example, were particularly strong in the region, while the 16th-century criticisms of the
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E. L. Eisenstein: The Printing Revolution in Early Modern Europe, Cambridge, 1993 pp.13–17, quoted in:
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After 1550, the Flemish and Dutch painters begin to show more interest in nature and in beauty
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One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the
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in the northern provinces. Subsequently, the Southern Netherlands became a bastion for the
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in the south, other areas of thought remained associated with 16th-century currents of
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in 1517, eventually led to outright war. The Reformation, particularly the ideas of
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were effectively split. While this fracture was reflected in the visual arts by the
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painters: landscapes, still lifes and genre painting – scenes from everyday life.
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Culture in the Low Countries at the end of the 15th century was influenced by the
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from around 1580 turned the Low Countries into a regional center of publishing.
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While Vesalius performed ground-breaking work in rediscovering the human body,
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with a dynamism almost unknown at the turn of the 15th century; and Dutch-born
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Map showing the political situation in the Low Countries between 1556 and 1648.
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were critical but remained loyal to the church. However, the spread of the
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A Short History of the Netherlands: From Prehistory to the Present Day
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Spain attempted to quell the tide and maintain the authority of the
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of the human body) and the religious implications of his work.
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was the main religion of those in power in the Dutch Republic.
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that spread throughout Europe also reached the Low Countries.
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was another important name, primarily as a garden architect.
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The most important genre was music publishing, especially
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Heughebaert, H.; Defoort, A.; Van Der Donck, R. (1998).
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The new age presents itself in science as well. Flemish
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into the most important musical centre of its time (see
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Other important composers from the Low Countries were
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The first painter showing the marks of the new era is
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A second factor included religious developments. The
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2657: 2655: 2652: 2650: 2649:Art of Europe 2647: 2646: 2644: 2640: 2637: 2633: 2627: 2624: 2622: 2619: 2615: 2612: 2610: 2609:Revolutionary 2607: 2606: 2605: 2602: 2600: 2597: 2595: 2592: 2590: 2587: 2585: 2582: 2581: 2579: 2577:End of period 2575: 2563: 2560: 2558: 2555: 2553: 2550: 2548: 2545: 2543: 2540: 2539: 2537: 2535: 2532: 2531: 2529: 2525: 2522: 2518: 2508: 2505: 2503: 2500: 2498: 2495: 2492: 2489: 2487: 2486: 2482: 2481: 2479: 2475: 2469: 2466: 2465: 2463: 2459: 2453: 2450: 2446: 2443: 2442: 2441: 2438: 2436: 2433: 2430: 2429: 2427: 2423: 2420: 2414: 2404: 2401: 2399: 2396: 2392: 2389: 2387: 2384: 2382: 2379: 2377: 2374: 2372: 2369: 2367: 2364: 2362: 2359: 2357: 2354: 2353: 2352: 2349: 2347: 2344: 2342: 2339: 2337: 2334: 2330: 2327: 2326: 2325: 2322: 2320: 2317: 2315: 2312: 2311: 2309: 2305: 2302: 2298: 2288: 2285: 2283: 2280: 2278: 2275: 2273: 2270: 2269: 2267: 2263: 2257: 2254: 2252: 2249: 2247: 2244: 2242: 2239: 2237: 2234: 2232: 2229: 2228: 2226: 2222: 2214: 2211: 2209: 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Index

Renaissance

The School of Athens
Raphael
Architecture
Dance
Fine arts
Greek scholars
Humanism
Literature
Magic
Music
Philosophy
Science
Technology
Warfare
England
France
Germany
Italy
Poland
Portugal
Spain
Scotland
Northern Europe
Low Countries
Age of Discovery
Continuity thesis
High Renaissance
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