Art historians agree on the greatness of early Netherlandish artist Rogier van der Weyden, but they tend to disagree about what he actually painted. Of the 25-odd surviving works now generally ...

An altarpiece loaded with symbols that point all the way back to Adam and look forward to the Resurrection. ... scholar Walter Friedländer characterized Rogier van der Weyden (c. 1400-1464/65) ...

In Van der Weyden’s “Saint Luke,” I love the way the infant Jesus’s feet and fingers are flexed as he smiles, as if in a euphoria of anticipation. Notice, too, the Virgin’s calm as she ...

Rogier van der Weyden (1400-64) was an outstanding master of the new technique. As official painter to the city of Brussels, he achieved international fame and a considerable fortune.

Dutch museum will remove yellowed varnish from Van der Weyden's The Lamentation of Christ ...

Rogier van der Weyden’s The Justice of Trajan and Herkinbald in the Golden Chamber (around 1435-50) We know precious little about the life of Rogier van der Weyden, one of the most influential ...

Rogier Van der Weyden's Deposition, painted in 1436 when he was serving as official painter to the town of Brussels, is one of the most dramatic religious paintings ever executed.