23 High Renaissance and Mannerism in Northern Europe and Spain

Dominant artist of the early 16th century in the Holy Roman Empire, met many leading humanists and artists, classical ideas of the Italian Renaissance, study Italian art and incorporated it, perspective fortification and the ideal in human proportions

Albrecht Durer

The greatest Netherlandish painter of the mid-16th century, human activities remain the dominant theme, chose not to incorporate classical elements into his paintings, wide range of people, close observation and deep understanding of human nature

Pieter Bruegel the Elder