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Rogier van der Weyden

c. 1399–1464 · Renaissance (15–16th c.) · Belgium · Northern Renaissance

The Descent from the Cross — Rogier van der Weyden
The Descent from the Cross

How to recognize Rogier van der Weyden

Van der Weyden charges Flemish precision with raw emotion — tears, grief, and tense gestures rendered in crisp line and deep colour against shallow, gold-lit space.

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