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  NORTHERN RENAISSANCE: VIDEO CLIPS
Play preview clips from this three-part series on the Renaissance in Northern Europe.
 
Series Introduction fromJoseph Koerner: Play video INTRODUCTION 
Joseph Koerner gives a short overview of the series
 


Image: Jan van Eyck's altarpiece at Ghent | Text: Play video
 
  THE GHENT ALTARPIECE  
Introduction to Jan van Eyck's magnificent altarpiece in St Bavo's Cathedral, Ghent.
 
Image: Detail of Adam, from the Ghent Altarpiece | Text:  Play video  IMMORTAL ADAM 
A close-up look at Adam, from the left wing of Jan van Eyck's altarpiece in Ghent. (Stills © Bridgeman Art Library)
 
   


Image: Self-portrait in Fur-Trimmed Robe | Text: Play video DÜRER 
Introduction to the second programme featuring Albrecht Dürer, who harnessed the new invention of the printing press to become the first world famous artist. (Self-portrait in Fur Coat ©Alte Pinakothek, Munich.)
 
Image: View of Venice | Text: Play video DÜRER'S VENICE 
Joseph Koerner retreads Albrecht Dürer's steps during his two trips to Venice (1494 and 1505-7).
 
   


Image: Joseph Koerner at a  church | Text: Play video IMAGE WARS  
Religious and ideological conflict abounds in the later Northern Renaissance. (Stills © Bridgeman Art Library)

 
Image: Gargoyle-like wooden carving | Text: Play video THE CHURCH LEGACY OF HIERONYMUS BOSCH 
Professor Koerner sees first-hand the remnants of a Bosch church fresco.

 
 
   

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NORTHERN RENAISSANCE
Full details of the three-part series
 Northern Renaissance: full details (image: figure silhouetted against painting)
HAVE YOUR SAY
Post your comments on our Northern Renaissance series
 Have Your Say (image: Joseph Koerner)

BBC Links

Hieronymus Bosch: The Delights of Hell
Interview with Adrian Maben, who directed this Bosch profile for BBC Four

External Links

Wikipedia: Northern Renaissance
Information and further reading on the Renaissance in Northern Europe

National Gallery
Selected works from Northern Europe 1200-1500

Artcyclopedia
Comprehensive article on the Northern Renaissance

WebMuseum: Jan van Eyck
Virtual exhibition and information

WebMuseum: Albrecht Dürer
Virtual exhibition and information

WebMuseum: Hieronymus Bosch
Virtual exhibition and information

WebMuseum: Pieter Bruegel
Virtual exhibition and information

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