They moved religious messages into the background
One is Northern and the other is Italian :)
Strong Christian influence
They are not the same. Italian Renaissance and Northern Renaissance painting styles break with preceding styles but in different ways.
Northern Renaissance artists blended Italian Renaissance ideas with their own primarily through the religious ideas of the humanists.
== The Southern Renaissance, or Italian Renaissance, began in Florence, in the northern part if Italy. The Northern Renaissance began somewhere in Northern parts like Germany.
Italian is made in Italy and also looks more realistic with human features, real sexuality stuff that Northern Renaissance doesn't have. == ==
No, he was an artist of the Italian High Renaissance.
The northern renaissance focused more on religious themes and realism, while the southern renaissance placed greater emphasis on classical Roman and Greek influences, particularly in art and architecture. The northern renaissance was characterized by the use of oil paint and attention to detail in works, while the southern renaissance embraced a more idealized and harmonious vision of the world.
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It was the same thing. Answer! No it was not the same thing. Try these websites for help: http://arthistory.about.com/cs/arthistory10one/a/north_ren.htm and http://academicdecathlon.wikispaces.com/file/view/Italian+and+Northern+Renaissance.pdf
He was certainly not a part of the Italian Renaissance. He was never in italy and did not appear to know any Italian.
They moved religious messages into the background.