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Weyden, Rogier van der(born 1399/1400, Tournai, France—died June 18, 1464, Brussels) Flemish painter. He seems to have begun his painting career at the rather advanced age of 27, when he entered the studio of Robert Campin. In early paintings he combined Campin's bold style with the elegance and subtle visual refinements he admired in the art of Jan van Eyck. By 1435 he moved to Brussels and the next year was appointed city painter. During that period (c. 1435–40) he executed the celebrated panel of the Descent from the Cross for the chapel of the Archers' Guild of Louvain. His international reputation grew, his work being particularly admired in Italy. Though most of his work was religious, he produced secular paintings (now lost) and some sensitive portraits. His art affected generations of Flemish artists and introduced the Flemish style throughout Europe. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Perhaps the most wondrous moment in the pictorial culture of the fifteenth-century Renaissance was when Italian artists discovered the work of the Flemish: the Van Eycks, Rogier van der Weyden, and Hans Memling. Ader never provided any explanation for this dramatically portrayed breakdown, though he did name as a historical precedent for his tears the melodrama of the Renaissance, as in certain works by Rogier van der Weyden or Giovanni Bellini, as well as the grieving women in Picasso's Guernica. In the essay by Lorne Campbell, for example, Tura's knowledge of Netherlandish art, and in particular his response to the paintings of Rogier van der Weyden, are examined. |
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