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Renaissance in the North . Arrived later due to the Plague. Began in prosperous cities of Flanders. Flemish painter Van Eyck portrays s cenes in realistic Detail ( invented oil paint.). In 1455, Gutenberg i nvented movable type a nd prints the Bible with t he printing press.
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Renaissance in the North Arrived later due to the Plague Began in prosperous cities of Flanders
Flemish painter • Van Eyck portrays • scenes in realistic • Detail ( invented oil • paint.) • In 1455, Gutenberg • invented movable type • and prints the Bible with • the printing press • Education used to bring • about religious and • moral reform • Erasmus calls for bible • to be translated to the • vernacular • Printed books are easier & • cheaper to mass produce • Flemish painter Bruegel • Uses vibrant colors to • Portray peasant life • Thomas More writes • Utopia which shows the • perfect world, ideal society • Books become available • Flemish painter Rubens • blends realism with • classical Italian ideas • More people learn to read • German Durer, uses paining style on engravings • (Leonardo of the North ) • Rabelais French • Shakespeare
Shakespeare adds 1,700 words to the English language He applies renaissance ideals to express universal themes in poems and plays He wrote 37 plays still performed today
