WEYDEN, Rogier van der Netherlandish Northern Renaissance Painter, ca.1400-1464
major early Flemish master, known also as Roger de la Pasture. He is believed to have studied with Robert Campin. His early works also show the influence of Jan van Eyck. Van Eyck, however, had been a master at objective rendering of detail, whereas Roger in his work portrayed emotions with an assurance that has not been surpassed. His ability to depict piety is reflected in the early masterpiece Descent from the Cross (c.1435; Prado); he depicted with significant restraint the profound grief of the mourners grouped around the tragic figure of Jesus. His composition strongly affected later representations of the theme. Roger became City Painter in Brussels in 1436. He then produced a series of undated altarpieces including the Last Judgment (hospital, Beaune), the Braque Triptych (Louvre), Crucifixion with Donors (Vienna), and Adoration of the Magi (Berlin), which vary in execution from a stress on sumptuous details to a more sculptural rendering of the figures. Roger is believed to have made a pilgrimage to Italy in the holy year 1450. Whether this supposed excursion had any effect on his style is much debated. It has been shown that his Entombment (Uffizi) bears an affinity to the Tuscan treatment of the subject, particularly by Fra Angelico, and that Roger's Virgin and Child with Saints (Frankfurt) has a strong resemblance to the Italian religious art of the day. His style is, however, highly individual. His religious paintings and his portraits are characterized by a straightforward monumentality. The portraits, such as that of a young lady (National Gall. of Art, Washington, D.C.) and of Francesco d'Este (Metropolitan Mus.) exhibit a simple clarity of contour and psychological penetration. Other notable works are his St. Luke Painting the Virgin, of which a version or replica is in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, the Crucifixion
St Columba Altarpiece 1455 Oil on oak panel Alte Pinakothek, Munich The picture shows the red-robed St Joseph from the scene of the Adoration of the Magi.Artist:WEYDEN, Rogier van der Title: St Columba Altarpiece (detail) Painted in 1401-1450 , Flemish - - painting : religious
Painting ID:: 63924
St_Columba_Altarpiece 1455 Oil on oak panel Alte Pinakothek, Munich The picture shows the red-robed St Joseph from the scene of the Adoration of the Magi.Artist:WEYDEN, Rogier van der Title: St Columba Altarpiece (detail) Painted in 1401-1450 , Flemish - - painting : religious
St Columba Altarpiece 1455 Oil on oak panel Alte Pinakothek, Munich The picture shows a detail of the Adoration of the Magi. Traditionally, the three Magi represent the three ages of man: a youth, a mature man, and an old man. The youngest king is visually strongly accented by his expansively angled pose.Artist:WEYDEN, Rogier van der Title: St Columba Altarpiece (detail) Painted in 1401-1450 , Flemish - - painting : religious
Painting ID:: 63925
St_Columba_Altarpiece 1455 Oil on oak panel Alte Pinakothek, Munich The picture shows a detail of the Adoration of the Magi. Traditionally, the three Magi represent the three ages of man: a youth, a mature man, and an old man. The youngest king is visually strongly accented by his expansively angled pose.Artist:WEYDEN, Rogier van der Title: St Columba Altarpiece (detail) Painted in 1401-1450 , Flemish - - painting : religious
Crucifixion Triptych 1445 Oil on oak panel, 101 x 70 cm Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna The painting is the central panel of the Crucifixion Altarpiece. The altarpiece was a single panel with two narrow side pictures which were later cut.Artist:WEYDEN, Rogier van der Title: Crucifixion Triptych (central panel) Painted in 1401-1450 , Flemish - - painting : religious
Painting ID:: 63926
Crucifixion_Triptych 1445 Oil on oak panel, 101 x 70 cm Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna The painting is the central panel of the Crucifixion Altarpiece. The altarpiece was a single panel with two narrow side pictures which were later cut.Artist:WEYDEN, Rogier van der Title: Crucifixion Triptych (central panel) Painted in 1401-1450 , Flemish - - painting : religious
St Luke Drawing a Portrait of the Madonna Oil on canvas transferred from wood The Hermitage, St. Petersburg The small town in the background is animated by little figures (including a man urinating outside the town walls) but it is possible to count them all - what is a whole universe in Jan van Eyck's Rolin Madonna here becomes a comparatively flat background for the figures, one that can be completely surveyed.Artist:WEYDEN, Rogier van der Title: St Luke Drawing a Portrait of the Madonna (detail) Painted in 1401-1450 , Flemish - - painting : religious
Painting ID:: 63927
St_Luke_Drawing_a_Portrait_of_the_Madonna Oil on canvas transferred from wood The Hermitage, St. Petersburg The small town in the background is animated by little figures (including a man urinating outside the town walls) but it is possible to count them all - what is a whole universe in Jan van Eyck's Rolin Madonna here becomes a comparatively flat background for the figures, one that can be completely surveyed.Artist:WEYDEN, Rogier van der Title: St Luke Drawing a Portrait of the Madonna (detail) Painted in 1401-1450 , Flemish - - painting : religious
Seven Sacraments Altarpiece 1445-50 Oil on oak panel Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Antwerp The detail shows the Eucharist from the central panel of the triptych.Artist:WEYDEN, Rogier van der Title: Seven Sacraments Altarpiece (detail) Painted in 1401-1450 , Flemish - - painting : religious
Painting ID:: 63928
Seven_Sacraments_Altarpiece 1445-50 Oil on oak panel Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Antwerp The detail shows the Eucharist from the central panel of the triptych.Artist:WEYDEN, Rogier van der Title: Seven Sacraments Altarpiece (detail) Painted in 1401-1450 , Flemish - - painting : religious
WEYDEN,_Rogier_van_der Netherlandish Northern Renaissance Painter, ca.1400-1464
major early Flemish master, known also as Roger de la Pasture. He is believed to have studied with Robert Campin. His early works also show the influence of Jan van Eyck. Van Eyck, however, had been a master at objective rendering of detail, whereas Roger in his work portrayed emotions with an assurance that has not been surpassed. His ability to depict piety is reflected in the early masterpiece Descent from the Cross (c.1435; Prado); he depicted with significant restraint the profound grief of the mourners grouped around the tragic figure of Jesus. His composition strongly affected later representations of the theme. Roger became City Painter in Brussels in 1436. He then produced a series of undated altarpieces including the Last Judgment (hospital, Beaune), the Braque Triptych (Louvre), Crucifixion with Donors (Vienna), and Adoration of the Magi (Berlin), which vary in execution from a stress on sumptuous details to a more sculptural rendering of the figures. Roger is believed to have made a pilgrimage to Italy in the holy year 1450. Whether this supposed excursion had any effect on his style is much debated. It has been shown that his Entombment (Uffizi) bears an affinity to the Tuscan treatment of the subject, particularly by Fra Angelico, and that Roger's Virgin and Child with Saints (Frankfurt) has a strong resemblance to the Italian religious art of the day. His style is, however, highly individual. His religious paintings and his portraits are characterized by a straightforward monumentality. The portraits, such as that of a young lady (National Gall. of Art, Washington, D.C.) and of Francesco d'Este (Metropolitan Mus.) exhibit a simple clarity of contour and psychological penetration. Other notable works are his St. Luke Painting the Virgin, of which a version or replica is in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, the Crucifixion