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in the south, was absent from the Dutch Republic, while Flemish painting did not see the development of the types of calm, single-figure genre paintings championed by the likes of
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From the late Middle Ages until about 1700 the Low Countries were a leading force in the art of northern Europe, thereafter becoming less important. In the earlier
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Early Netherlandish art, traditionally called Flemish Primitives, flourished during the 15th and early 16th centuries in the
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Art after 1830 in Belgium and the Netherlands follow separate paths as the countries further develop their own identities.
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style, indebted somewhat to Rubens, for ceiling decorations, but there was little work available. Other painters, such as
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J.M. Montias, "Socio-Economic Aspects of Netherlandish Art from the Fifteenth to the Seventeenth Century: A Survey,"
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in the newly independent Dutch Republic. Dutch and Flemish painters both followed many of the same themes, including
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were all instrumental in adopting Italian models and incorporating them into their artistic language. The spread of
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Mariët Westermann, "After Iconography and Iconoclasm: Current Research in Netherlandish Art, 1566–1700,"
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and the development of several distinctly Netherlandish themes. At the start of the century,
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a decade before he was born. Otherwise, few painters from about 1700 until the end of the
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in 1830 have been incorporated into the art historical discourse. Dutch painters such as
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The most famous painter from the region in the late 17th and early 18th century is
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Visual arts created in the Low Countries, as well as Belgium and the Netherlands
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painted fantastic images, often for courtly viewers, that left a long legacy.
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The 17th century was a period dominated by the distinct individuals
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The art of the Low Countries includes the traditions of
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Index


Jan van Eyck
Arnolfini Portrait
National Gallery, London
Dutch
Flemish
Early Netherlandish
Renaissance painting
Northern Mannerism
Dutch "Golden Age" painting
Flemish Baroque painting
Hague School
Amsterdam Impressionism
De Stijl
List of Dutch painters
List of Flemish painters
painting
sculpture
architecture
printmaking
pottery
visual art
Low Countries
Belgium
southern Netherlands
Netherlands
High Middle Ages
Mosan art
Early Netherlandish painting
Renaissance in the Low Countries

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