Albrecht Dürer

Images of Witchcraft in Renaissance Culture The witchcraft phenomenon of the Renaissance period was shaped by a wide range of cultural factors; witchcraft was not necessarily subject to a single cohesive idea or concept, and it was often instead a conglomeration of many different societal concerns, concerns which spanned through all spheres of society. Textual evidence from this period provides insight into the way in which witches were conceived, and how witches were dealt with, while visual images

Renaissance of the North, I think immediately of Albrecht Dürer. His many various works cover a large variation of subjects, ranging from the religious and heavily symbolic to the secular world of man. His abilities to transform any medium within which he works is tremendous. Being one of the most well known and influential artists of the Northern Renaissance, Durer has been in immense influence since his time. Son of an expert goldsmith (Albrecht Durer the Elder), he was influenced artistically

the Netherlands, Jan van Eyck was a leading portraitist; The Arnolfini Marriage (1434, National Gallery, London) is a detailed full-length portrait of a couple. Leading German portrait artists include Hans Holbein the Younger and Albrecht Dürer. During the baroque and rococo periods (17th century and 18th century, respectively),