Rogier van der Weyden

(1390–1464) flamländsk målare

Rogier van der Weyden (1390–1464) is listed in the catalogue as a painter. By year of birth, Rogier van der Weyden belongs to the chapter ‘The Renaissance’ in this site’s history of art.

Rogier van der Weyden was born in Tournai and died in Brussels. Rogier van der Weyden studied under Robert Campin. Rogier van der Weyden worked in Tournai, Tournai, Brussels, and Italy. Wikidata associates Rogier van der Weyden with Early Netherlandish painting. The students included Hans Memling.

The best-known works include ‘Braque Triptych’, ‘Saint Luke Drawing the Virgin’, ‘Miraflores Altarpiece’, and ‘The Descent from the Cross’. The works belong mainly to the genres religious painting, portrait, and still life. The catalogue has 83 works by Rogier van der Weyden with free images. The dated works span the years 1424–1515. Works by Rogier van der Weyden are held by several collections, among them Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp, Gemäldegalerie, Kungliga museet för sköna konster i Belgien, and Museum of the Order of St John. Wikidata links 62 works to movements covered in the chapter ‘The Renaissance’.

Contemporary artists in the same chapter include Giovanni dal Ponte, Donatello, Dai Jin, Xia Chang, and Jan van Eyck.