Early Renaissance Painting

Early Renaissance painting bridges the period of European art history between the art of the Middle Ages and the art of the Renaissance. 

Two regions of Europe were particularly artistically active during this period: northern Europe (essentially Flanders) and Italy. The Renaissance is considered to have reached northern Europe in the 16th century. Thus, most of the Early Renaissance works in northern Europe were produced between 1420 and 1550.

• Ghent Altarpiece, by Hubert and Jan van Eyck
• The Arnolfini Portrait, by Jan van Eyck

You can view a plethora of Early Renaissance paintings in the following museums and galleries:

• Musee Communal des Beaux-Arts, Bruges, Belgium
• Groeninge Museum, Bruges, Belgium
• Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City
• Museo del Prado, Madrid, Spain - for works of Hieronymus Bosch
• Sainsbury Wing of the National Gallery, London - opened in 1991

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