Art Of The Day Weekly

Painters of the North

Who doesn’t fall under the charm of the snow, of boreal lights, of the frost that gently places its lace on the leafless branches? We all witnessed it this week as Paris woke up under a white blanket. And we appreciate it even more as it does not last long: we can already see the first blossoms on branches. Paintings are like the seasons: each one has its hour of glory and its amateurs. The Northern schools and their great techniques, in particular the invention of oil painting, cover very different realities, from Van Eyck to Van Gogh, from Cranach to Munch. At the end of the winter, here are a few exhibitions that bring them on the front of the stage.