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Exhibition

The Northern Renaissance

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The fifteenth and sixteenth centuries were a time of dramatic change in Northern Europe. Monarchs vied for territorial power, religious reformers questioned the central tenets of the church and scholars sought greater understanding of their world. Against this backdrop, artists produced works of extraordinarily diverse subject matter and superb technical skill.

This exhibition brings together over 100 works by the greatest Northern European artists of the period. Among the highlights are prints and drawings by Albrecht Dürer, mythological paintings by Lucas Cranach the Elder, and preparatory drawings by Hans Holbein the Younger displayed alongside the finished oil portraits.

Exhibition highlights

Albrecht Dürer (1471-1528)

A rhinoceros

Follower of Marinus van Reymerswaele (c. 1490/5-c. 1567)

The Misers

Hans Holbein the Younger (1497/8-1543)

Sir Thomas More (1478-1535)

Lucas Cranach the Elder (c.1472-1553)

Lucretia

Event programme

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The Queen's Gallery, Buckingham Palace, London, SW1A 1AA
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