AP Art History Northern Renaissance (van Eyck and Campin)

The painting incorporates

• religious symbolism

• political propaganda

• musical metaphors

• Classical mythology

The subject of the work centers on the

• Nativity

• Lamentation

• Annunciation

• Crucifixion

Like other paintings of the Northern Renaissance, the work shown differs from Italian paintings of the same period in that it shows

• more concern for unified lighting and less for the narrative moment

• a greater emphasis on anatomical accuracy and less interest in drapery

• more emphasis on wealth and status and less on religious piety or humility

• greater interest in the depiction of details and less concern for perspective

The artist includes himself in the painting in the form of

• animal representation

• written text

• symbolic representation

• narrative elements

The work was painted by

• Vermeer

• Rembrandt

• Van Eyck

• Memling