02 / 10 · 1430–1580
A microscopic world in oil paint, where every hair and every reflection is rendered with care.
The Hunters in the Snow · Read more →North of the Alps, in the trading cities of Flanders, the Netherlands and Germany, a prosperous merchant class was on the rise. Painters here knew less of classical sculpture, but they perfected , building up transparent to capture velvet, metal and glass.
Alongside religious scenes, portraits, peasant life and landscape found their way onto the panel. After the Reformation, more and more works were made for private collectors rather than church altars.
