Chapter 1
The oil painting revolution and Jan van Eyck
Chapter 2
Albrecht Dürer and the printmaking explosion
Chapter 3
Hieronymus Bosch and the surreal monsters
Chapter 4
Pieter Bruegel and the art of ordinary people
YOUR GOAL
Master of The oil and oddities of Northern Renaissance art
Ch 1 · The oil painting revolution and Jan van Eyck
andy Jan van Eyck's Oil Revolution
Paint with slow-drying oil glazes and watch the colors glow!
andy In 1434 Bruges, an Italian merchant and his wife left behind mysterious clues about God, fidelity, and a
BETA
andy Match hidden symbols in paintings to discover how Northern Renaissance masters reinvented art.
Fun Fact
Van Eyck's signature: Jan van Eyck signed the Arnolfini Portrait with 'Jan van Eyck was here 1434' on the wall, like modern graffiti.
Glossary
oil paint (noun)
A paint in which pigment is suspended in a drying oil, usually linseed oil. Jan van Eyck popularized this medium in Flanders, achieving remarkable realism in his 1432 Ghent Altarpiece.
A paint in which pigment is suspended in a drying oil, usually linseed oil. Jan van Eyck popularized this medium in Flanders, achieving remarkable realism in his 1432 Ghent Altarpiece.
Quiz
Which medium did Northern Renaissance painters perfect to achieve glowing, detailed layers of color?
Quiz
What type of oil did Flemish painters commonly mix with pigments to make their revolutionary paint?