Art of the 15th to early 17th century in Flanders.
The precursors of the Flemish school were located in Dijon, the first capital of the dukes of Burgundy , who established a powerful Flemish-Burgundian political alliance that lasted from 1363 to 1482. Philip III (the Good) moved the Burgundian capital to Bruges and in 1425 hired Rogier van der Weyden , Petrus Christus , Dirck Bouts , Hugo van der Goes , Hans Memling , and Gerard David brought innovation, but little of their work compared to van Eyck's artistic vision. In the 16th century Pieter Bruegel the Elder , under the influence of Hië ronymus Bosch , depicted peasant life with an eye for the grotesque. The great master of the 17th century, Peter Paul Rubens , demonstrated unrivaled skill in oil painting; his style epitomized the Flemish {{link=Baroque period">Baroque period . See also Early Netherlandish art .