Andrew Lambirth

Portrait of the artists

Renaissance Faces: Van Eyck to Titian<br /> <em>National Gallery until 18 January 2009</em>

issue 01 November 2008

Renaissance Faces: Van Eyck to Titian
National Gallery until 18 January 2009

When people think of the Renaissance, it’s to Italy that their thoughts immediately turn. The names of Giotto, Masaccio, Leonardo and Michelangelo spring to mind, although the Renaissance in northern Europe was of equal importance, as a glance at Dürer, van Eyck or Holbein will at once confirm.

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