Dirk Bouts

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Dirk Bouts was a 15th-century Early Netherlandish painter known for his serene, meticulously detailed religious scenes and pioneering use of linear perspective in Northern European art.

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instanceOf Early Netherlandish painter ⓘ
Northern Renaissance artist ⓘ
painter ⓘ
person ⓘ
activeIn Leuven ⓘ
artStyle calm, static compositions ⓘ
elongated figures ⓘ
subtle, cool color harmonies ⓘ
birthPlace Haarlem ⓘ
child Aelbrecht Bouts ⓘ
linked to: Albert Bouts

Albert Bouts ⓘ
citizenship Duchy of Brabant ⓘ
countryOfBirth County of Holland ⓘ
employer City of Leuven ⓘ
linked to: Leuven
familyName Bouts ⓘ
fieldOfWork panel painting ⓘ
genre altarpiece ⓘ
portrait ⓘ
religious painting ⓘ
givenName Dirk ⓘ
influenced Aelbrecht Bouts ⓘ
linked to: Albert Bouts

Albert Bouts ⓘ
influencedBy Jan van Eyck ⓘ
Rogier van der Weyden ⓘ
knownFor meticulous detail ⓘ
pioneering use of linear perspective in Northern Europe ⓘ
serene religious scenes ⓘ
movement Early Netherlandish painting ⓘ
Northern Renaissance ⓘ
name Dirk Bouts ⓘ
nationality Netherlandish ⓘ
notableFor early systematic use of single-point perspective in Northern Europe ⓘ
notableWork Altarpiece of the Holy Sacrament ⓘ
The Adoration of the Magi (Bouts) ⓘ
The Entombment (Bouts) ⓘ
The Justice of Emperor Otto III ⓘ
The Last Supper (Bouts) ⓘ
The Martyrdom of St Erasmus ⓘ
The Pearl of Brabant (lost altarpiece) ⓘ
The Way to Calvary (Bouts) ⓘ
Triptych of the Virgin’s Life ⓘ
occupation painter ⓘ
positionHeld official city painter of Leuven ⓘ
religion Roman Catholicism ⓘ
spouse Catharina van der Brugghen ⓘ
subjectMatter Eucharistic themes ⓘ
New Testament scenes ⓘ
Old Testament scenes ⓘ
saints ⓘ
technique linear perspective ⓘ
oil on panel ⓘ
workLocation Leuven ⓘ

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