Politics and the Northern Renaissance
Image courtesy of Wolfgang Staudt on Flickr
Bruges • • • • •
About Bruges http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruges A city favored by the Dukes of Burgundy Medici Banking and the Florentine connection Renaissance Cultural Hotspot Bruge’s importance changed when the harbor filled with silt Image courtesy of Wolfgang Staudt on Flickr
Spain and the Hapsburgs • Charles V Holy Roman Emperor – Large land holdings • Mary of Hungary & Phillip II – Supporters of Titian – Shifted support to Flemish painters • Van Eyck, Campin and Bosch
Anthony van Dyck: Portrait of Charles V on Horseback (1620, Oil on canvas) File courtesy of Wikimedia Commons
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King Henry VIII of England – Need for a male heir – 6 year negotiation with the Pope for a divorce – Separation from Pope’s authority and the creation of The Church of England – Iconoclasm - destruction of artwork in monasteries and cathedrals Elizabeth I – Music, poetry and theatre were supported under her reign – Madrigals • Thomas Morley – Thomas Weelkes – Playwrights • Shakespeare and Marlowe
Elizabeth I in her coronation robes. Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons.