The Flemish Primitives were a group of painters active primarily in the Southern Netherlands in the 15th and early 16th centuries.

Chief among them were:

• Jan van Eyck
• Rogier van der Weyden
• Hugo van der Goes
• Hans Memling
• Robert Campin
• Dirk Bouts
• Gerard David

Because of the ambiguity of the word "primitive", art historians prefer the term "early Netherlandish painting".

See also

• Early Renaissance painting.