The Northern Renaissance - In Conversation with Christopher S. Wood

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The Renaissance had quite distinct manifestations in Northern Europe and Italy: if the Southern Renaissance was all about abundance and positivity, the dominant theme of the Northern Renaissance was negativity, says New York University Professor Christopher S. Wood. He recommends what to read to learn more about the Northern Renaissance, from Bosch's fantasy bestiary of the demonic and the grotesque, to Bruegel's comic and badly proportioned peasants. Read more here: https://fivebooks.com/best-books/northern-renaissance-christopher-s-wood/