This book offers a wide-ranging introduction to the way that art was made; valued; and viewed in northern Europe in the age of the Renaissance; from the late fourteenth to the early years of the sixteenth century. Drawing on a rich range of sources; from inventories and guild regulations to poetry and chronicles; it examines everything from panel paintings to carved altarpieces. While many little-known works are foregrounded; Susie Nash also presents new ways of viewing and understanding the more familiar; such as the paintings of Jan van Eyck; Rogier van der Weyden; and Hans Memling; by considering the social and economic context of their creation and reception. Throughout; Nash challenges the perception that Italy was the European leader in artistic innovation at this time; demonstrating forcefully that Northern art; and particularly that of the Southern Netherlands; dominated visual culture throughout Europe in this crucial period.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Intriguing PhotographsBy FooWho knew education could be so diverse and so exciting? Organized around such fundamental Quaker testimonies as peace and social justice and inquiry and innovation; the books photographs show adults and children in an array of active learning settings --including a yurt. My personal favorite is the turn of the century photo of girls "span bending." (If you dont know what that is; check it out on page 36.) Authors Chance and Franek have chosen a hundred plus photographs that demonstrate their sensitivity to telling a good visual story. Great book!
