Netherlandish

Netherlandish refers to the art, culture, or people of the Low Countries—the region now comprising the Netherlands, Belgium, and Luxembourg—especially during the 15th and 16th centuries.

Art historians use the term to describe the distinctive painting tradition of this period: Netherlandish masters like Jan van Eyck pioneered oil painting techniques.

The term avoids anachronistically applying modern national boundaries to a region that was politically unified under Burgundian and later Habsburg rule.