The Overlap of the Italian and Northern Renaissance
Girl with a Pearl Earring By: Johannes Vermeer The Northern and Italian Renaissance were two time periods of great artists and artwork, overlapping between the 13th- 16th centuries. There are distinct differences between the works of art within both time periods that are influenced by all sorts of culture and geography. Here are a few paintings from the northern and Italian Renaissance that I gravitated towards that also help represent the differences between the two art styles. Northern Renaissance (1400s-1600s) The Northern Renaissance era took place in Germany and the Netherlands and had been influenced by humanism in some aspects. They mastered the art of oil painting and created pieces with rich colors and intricate realism, which were often considered "darker" than Italian Renaissance Art pieces. The art from this time period often had religious themes or moralistic symbolism, and you would often see portraits and lifelike, sometimes h...
