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Rogier van der Weyden

Type Figure Region Flanders Time c. 1399–1464 Also known as Rogier van der Weyden、Rogier de la Pasture、罗希尔·德·拉帕斯蒂尔

Rogier van der Weyden (c. 1399–1464) was one of the greatest painters of the early Netherlandish Renaissance, ranked with Jan van Eyck;…

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  1. c. 1399–1435Tournai · TournaiBorn in Tournai, he trained in the local painters' guild and practiced independently, completing early masterpieces such as the Descent from the Cross around 1432, displaying intense emotional expression and precise detail.
  2. 1436–1440Brussels · BrusselsHe moved to Brussels in 1435 and became city painter in 1436, producing large altarpieces and portraits for the city and church; his peak period coincided with the flourishing of Burgundian court art.
  3. 1440–1464Brussels · BrusselsIn the 1440s he created works such as the Seven Sacraments; in 1450 he traveled to Rome and elsewhere, where Italian painters copied and spread his works. In his later years he continued painting for the Burgundian court and the church, dying in Brussels in 1464.

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