Robert Campin
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Robert Campin now usually identified with the Master of Flémalle, was a master painter who, along with Jan van Eyck, initiated the development of early Netherlandish painting, a key development in the
Portrait of a Man, c. 1435. 40.7cm x 28.1cm. National Gallery
Portrait of a Woman, c. 1435. 40.6cm x 28.1cm. National Gallery
The Seilern Triptych, c. 1425. One of two of Campin's surviving triptychs. As an early work, it is highly innovative, especially in its application of oils, but less accomplished and successful (note the flat perspective) than his more mature panels.
The Mérode Altarpiece, attributed to the Master of Flémalle or workshop, c. 1425–1428.
Werl Triptych
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The Werl Triptych is a triptych altarpiece completed in Cologne in 1438, of which the centre panel has been lost. The two remaining wings are now in the Prado in Madrid. It was long attributed to the
The two surviving wings of The Werl Altarpiece, 1438
Right wing showing Saint Barbara. Oak panel, 101 cm x 47 cm. Museo del Prado.
Annunciation, Jan van Eyck, 1434–1436. National Gallery of Art, Washington. Note the monumental size of the figures, which are out of proportion to their surroundings.
Left wing with donor portrait of Heinrich von Werl and Saint John the Baptist