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Miraflores Altarpiece
Van der Weyden's c. 1455 Saint John Altarpiece. Gemäldegalerie, Berlin. This triptych is linked to the Miraflores in its shared symbolic motifs, most
Van der Weyden's c. 1455 Saint John Altarpiece. Gemäldegalerie, Berlin. This triptych is linked to the Miraflores in its shared symbolic motifs, most notably the winding pathway, doorway and perspective tiles.
Posthumous portrait of Queen Isabel of Castile. Her father John II knew Jan van Eyck who had died by the time the painting was commissioned. Instead,
Posthumous portrait of Queen Isabel of Castile. Her father John II knew Jan van Eyck who had died by the time the painting was commissioned. Instead, John enlisted van der Weyden. It is believed that Isabel was so impressed by the work that she, in turn, commissioned a copy (now in New York) from a member of van der Weyden's workshop or a follower.
Saint Luke Drawing the Virgin
Detail of Saint Luke; probable van der Weyden self-portrait
Detail of Saint Luke; probable van der Weyden self-portrait
Copy after Rogier van der Weyden, Saint Luke drawing the Virgin (detail), c. 1491–1510. Groeningemuseum, Bruges
Copy after Rogier van der Weyden, Saint Luke drawing the Virgin (detail), c. 1491–1510. Groeningemuseum, Bruges
The folds in Mary's dress
The folds in Mary's dress