Italian vs. Northern Renaissance Art (Answer Key)

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Italian vs. Northern Renaissance

Italian Renaissance

Northern Renaissance

Subject matter:
Classical mythology, religious scenes. Domestic interiors, portraits, religious scenes.

Style:
Symmetrical, balanced, good sense of mass, linear perspective. Attention to surface detail, naturalism.

Known for:
Figures with mass and volume, knowledge of underlying anatomy. Minute surface detail.

Media:
Fresco, tempera, oil. Oil on panel.

Example:
Michelangelo, Creation of Adam from the Sistine Chapel ceiling. Jan van Eyck, Arnolfini Wedding Portrait.

	Italian Renaissance	Northern Renaissance
Subject matter:	Classical mythology, religious scenes.	Domestic interiors, portraits, religious scenes.
Style:	Symmetrical, balanced, good sense of mass, linear perspective.	Attention to surface detail, naturalism.
Known for:	Figures with mass and volume, knowledge of underlying anatomy.	Minute surface detail.
Media:	Fresco, tempera, oil.	Oil on panel.
Example:	Michelangelo, Creation of Adam from the Sistine Chapel ceiling.	Jan van Eyck, Arnolfini Wedding Portrait.

Italian vs. Northern Renaissance

Italian Renaissance

Northern Renaissance

Subject matter:

Style:

Known for:

Media:

Example:

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