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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