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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Predicate Object
instanceOf Early Netherlandish painter
Northern Renaissance artist
painter
person
activeIn Leuven NERFINISHED
artStyle calm, static compositions
elongated figures
subtle, cool color harmonies
birthPlace Haarlem NERFINISHED
child Aelbrecht Bouts NERFINISHED
Albert Bouts NERFINISHED
citizenship Duchy of Brabant NERFINISHED
countryOfBirth County of Holland NERFINISHED
employer City of Leuven NERFINISHED
familyName Bouts NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork panel painting
genre altarpiece
portrait
religious painting
givenName Dirk NERFINISHED
influenced Aelbrecht Bouts NERFINISHED
Albert Bouts NERFINISHED
influencedBy Jan van Eyck NERFINISHED
Rogier van der Weyden NERFINISHED
knownFor meticulous detail
pioneering use of linear perspective in Northern Europe
serene religious scenes
movement Early Netherlandish painting NERFINISHED
Northern Renaissance NERFINISHED
name Dirk Bouts NERFINISHED
nationality Netherlandish
notableFor early systematic use of single-point perspective in Northern Europe
notableWork Altarpiece of the Holy Sacrament NERFINISHED
The Adoration of the Magi (Bouts) NERFINISHED
The Entombment (Bouts) NERFINISHED
The Justice of Emperor Otto III NERFINISHED
The Last Supper (Bouts) NERFINISHED
The Martyrdom of St Erasmus NERFINISHED
The Pearl of Brabant (lost altarpiece) NERFINISHED
The Way to Calvary (Bouts) NERFINISHED
Triptych of the Virgin’s Life NERFINISHED
occupation painter
positionHeld official city painter of Leuven
religion Roman Catholicism
spouse Catharina van der Brugghen NERFINISHED
subjectMatter Eucharistic themes
New Testament scenes NERFINISHED
Old Testament scenes NERFINISHED
saints
technique linear perspective
oil on panel
workLocation Leuven NERFINISHED

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