e pastDebby HsiehP. 5The Renaissance in the NorthGermanyPainting and the Graphic Arts- home of the Reformation- main battles of the "war styles" took place during the first quarter- astonishing burst of brevity and brillianceGrunewald-- (1475?-1528) German painter- along with that of German artist Albrecht Drer, represents the supreme accomplishment of the Renaissance in northern Europe - Born in Wrzburg, he married in about 1519, thereafter signing his work variously with his name and his wife's surname, Niethart- 1509 he had become court painter to the archbishop of Main- Because of his Protestant sympathies, he was forced to move, first to Frankfurt in 1526 The Crucifixion- Christ's terrible agony and desperate grief of the virgin- Pitiful body on cross with twisted limbs- Countless lacerations with its rivulets of blood- Heroic scale that rises from the cross- The three historic witnesses are angels mourning the death of a human while John the Baptist is mourning the death of the holy divine spirit- Golgotha is a mountain towering over smaller peaks- Lonely setting silhouetted against a deserted landscape with a blue, black sky- Mood changes in the outer wings- The Annunciation, Madonna and Child, the Resurrection- compositional schemes that often employ a so-called worm's-eye view perspective- used figures reminiscent of those of Italian artist Michelangelo, rendered in powerful foreshortened or contorted poses- blended brilliant, luminous contrasting hues in the Veronese tradition- compositions often involve multileveled settings and dramatically steep perspectives, especially effective in the ceiling paintingsDurerThe Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse - c1487-98 Woodcut- This is a gruesome woodcut, it is graphic and shocking- There is an abundance of physical energy present- dead people and animals are very detailed and 3 dimensionalItalian Mountains c.1495-15-6-6- Brush watercolor- This is art to him, a "wild, unpruned tree"- When...
