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How did the renaissance art in northern Europe differ from Renaissance in the Art in Italy?

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Geography aside, there were some significant differences between the Italian Renaissance and the Northern Renaissance. For one thing, the north held on to Gothic (or " Middle Ages ") art and architecture with a tighter, longer grip than did Italy.

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