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Van Eyck to Gossaert [videorecording (DVD) : towards a northern Renaissance / Leah Kharibian.

By: Kharibian, Leah.
Contributor(s): National Gallery (Great Britain).
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: London : National Gallery Company, 2011Description: 1 videodisc (40 mins) : sd, col. ; 4 3/4 in.ISBN: 185709509X; 9781857095098.Subject(s): Painting, Netherlandish | Painting, Renaissance -- Netherlands | Painting, Renaissance -- FlandersDDC classification: 759.9492
Production Credits: Produced by National Gallery Audio Visual Unit.
Cast: Narated by Leah Kharibian.Summary: Netherlandish painting of the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries still has the power to astonish. Its seemingly impossible level of detail, fascination with the surface appearance of things, subtle depiction of light and an uncompromising attitude to realistically depicting the human face, all contribute to an art of intense beauty and sophistication. In their day, Netherlandish artists were internationally renowned; their mastery of the medium of oil paint was emulated across Europe while their interest in landscape and depiction of everyday subjects gave rise to new genres of art. Summary: Van Eyck to Gossaert: Towards a Northern Renaissance explores the richness of Netherlandish paintings of this period, their international impact particularly in Renaissance Italy and discovers how a small corner of northern Europe gave rise to one of the most fertile eras of cultural production in the history of western painting. The DVD contains insight into the artists working methods revealed by the Gallery s Conservation and Scientific Departments and a demonstration of the preparation and use of oil paint close examination of the works in the context of other Netherlandish art forms including book illumination and tapestry.
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Netherlandish painting of the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries still has the power to astonish. This film explores the richness of this art, its international impact - particularly on the art of Renaissance Italy - and discovers how a small corner of northern Europe gave rise to one of the most fertile periods of cultural production.

Exclusive footage exploring the historic cities in which the paintings were made. interviews with leading experts in the field, insights into the artists' working method revealed by the Gallery's Conservation and Scientific Departmenta and bonus film on the life of Jan Gossaert made to accompant the exhibition "Jan Gossaert's Renaissance"

Produced by National Gallery Audio Visual Unit.

Narated by Leah Kharibian.

Netherlandish painting of the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries still has the power to astonish. Its seemingly impossible level of detail, fascination with the surface appearance of things, subtle depiction of light and an uncompromising attitude to realistically depicting the human face, all contribute to an art of intense beauty and sophistication. In their day, Netherlandish artists were internationally renowned; their mastery of the medium of oil paint was emulated across Europe while their interest in landscape and depiction of everyday subjects gave rise to new genres of art.

Van Eyck to Gossaert: Towards a Northern Renaissance explores the richness of Netherlandish paintings of this period, their international impact particularly in Renaissance Italy and discovers how a small corner of northern Europe gave rise to one of the most fertile eras of cultural production in the history of western painting. The DVD contains insight into the artists working methods revealed by the Gallery s Conservation and Scientific Departments and a demonstration of the preparation and use of oil paint close examination of the works in the context of other Netherlandish art forms including book illumination and tapestry.

Region free ; Widescreen.