Which characteristics of northern renaissance art did pieter bruegel the elder use in artworks?
choose all answers that are correct.
a.
figures in bruegel's artworks have a sense of solid form through the use of chiaroscuro.
b.
bruegel's compositions show the illusion of depth through the use of atmospheric perspective.
c.
bruegel simplifies his compositions by placing main figures centrally so they are easy to see.
d.
bruegel's artworks include portraits, religious scenes, landscapes, and genre showing peasant life.

The correct answers that apply are the following:

A.  Figures in Bruegel's artworks have a sense of solid form through the use of chiaroscuro.

B.  Bruegel's compositions show the illusion of depth through the use of atmospheric perspective.

D. Bruegel's artworks include portraits, religious scenes, landscapes, and genre showing peasant life.

Explanation:

Pieter Bruegel was a Dutch painter who lived in the mid-1500s. He became one of the most famous people in the Renaissance to use both landscapes and people as the main focus of his paintings. Despite the revolutionary aspects, he was still very loyal to the basic elements of Renaissance art pieces.

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