| Unit name | Early Netherlandish Painting |
|---|---|
| Unit code | HART20113 |
| Credit points | 20 |
| Level of study | I/5 |
| Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 2 (weeks 13 - 24) |
| Unit director | Dr. Victoria Mier |
| Open unit status | Not open |
| Pre-requisites |
None |
| Co-requisites |
None |
| School/department | Department of History of Art (Historical Studies) |
| Faculty | Faculty of Arts |
This unit will consider the role of Netherlandish painting within the historical context of the Renaissance, a role often overshadowed in the modern consciousness by the art produced in Italy. There will be a focus on individual painters in the Netherlands from c.1400-1520 including Jan van Eyck and Rogier van der Weyden, perhaps the two most influential painters in Europe in the fifteenth century and the development of genres associated with them, including landscape and portraiture as well as works associated with religious devotion. Especially rich and problematic works will be studied in depth. The unit will examine the context, both social and technical, of artistic practice, and will explore the relationships between Netherlandish painting and art in other European countries (in particular, Germany and Italy). The unit will also engage with different art historical approaches to the subject.
