From Flanders to Florence : the impact of Netherlandish painting, 1400-1500

This innovative book presents a fresh view of fifteenth-century Netherlandish art and the significance of its contributions to contemporary Italian art, notably in such areas as oil painting, landscape, and portraiture. Focusing on Florence, a prime center of Renaissance culture, the book explores for the first time the profound impact of Netherlandish works on Italian painters including Leonardo, Perugino, and Ghirlandaio. Paula Nuttall discusses Italian ownership of Netherlandish paintings in the fifteenth century and the shared artistic concerns of Florentine and Netherlandish painters. She examines in depth the various means by which artistic contact occurred, the growth in demand for Netherlandish art in Florence, and the holdings of the Medici and other collectors. With particular emphasis on the period 1460–1500, when the vogue for Netherlandish painting was at its height, the author shows that the consequences of Italian exposure to Netherlandish art were far more sweeping than has been understood before. Contexts -- Common Ground: Netherlandish Ars Nova And Florentine Renaissance. -- 'speaking Of Flemish Things': Italian Perceptions Of Netherlandish Painting. -- Contacts -- Florentine Colony In Bruges -- Florentine In Patrons In Bruges -- Process Of Purveying -- Northern Artists In Florence -- Ownership -- Medici -- Netherlandish Painting In The Florentine Ambit -- Influence -- Mechanics Of Influence -- Technique And Visual Effect -- Pictorial Conquests. Paula Nuttall. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 293-301) And Index. "This book presents a fresh view of fifteenth-century Netherlandish art and the significance of its contributions to contemporary Italian art, notably in such areas as oil painting, landscape and portraiture. Focusing on Florence, a prime centre of renaissance culture, the book explores for the first time the profound impact of Netherlandish works on Italian painters, including Leonardo, Botticelli, Filippino Lippi and Ghirlandaio."--Jacket Common ground : Netherlandish ars Nova and Florentine Renaissance, 1420-1450 'Speaking of Flemish things' : Italian perceptions of Netherlandish painting The Florentine colony in Bruges Florentine patrons in Bruges The process of purveying Northern artists in Florence The Medici Netherlandish painting in the Florentine ambit Mechanics of influence Technique and visual effect Pictorial conquests Devout and beautiful figures. Paula Nuttall explores the artistic contacts between Italy and the Netherlands during the 15th century, with special regard to the influence of Dutch style on the development of painting in Florence, including the work of Leonardo, Perugino and Ghirlandaio.