Northern Renaissance

Northern Renaissance

Joseph Leo Koerner argues that the Renaissance in Northern Europe - more so than its Italian counterpart - laid the foundations of modern art.

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Status

Returning Series

Original Name

Northern Renaissance

First Air Date

April 13, 2006

Last Air Date

April 27, 2006

Seasons

1

Episodes

3

Language

Production Companies

Networks

BBC Four

S01E03

Image Wars

Joseph Leo Koerner examines the bizarre images of the Dutch artist Hieronymus Bosch, the destruction of works at the hands of Protestant iconoclasts and the birth of secular art with the first artist of the modern age, Pieter Bruegel.

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