Who painted Virgin and Child with Saints?

Virgin and Child with Saints was painted by Master of the Drapery Studies in 1435.

Where can I see Virgin and Child with Saints?

Virgin and Child with Saints is held by National Gallery.

What movement is Virgin and Child with Saints?

Virgin and Child with Saints is associated with Northern Renaissance.

Artwork

Virgin and Child with Saints

Master of the Drapery Studies , 1435

Virgin and Child with Saints is an oil painting by the Northern Renaissance artist Master of the Drapery Studies. It dates from 1435 and is held in the collection of the National Gallery.

About this work

The drawing is in Stockholm’s Nationalmuseum and was made by a follower of Rogier van der Weyden.

Virgin and Child with Saints is an oil painting made around 1435. It is credited to the Master of the Drapery Studies. The work was created for an altar and is now in the Calouste Gulbenkian Museum.

The original altarpiece is lost. We only have three fragments and a drawing of the whole scene. The drawing is in Stockholm’s Nationalmuseum and was made by a follower of Rogier van der Weyden. Some scholars think that drawing may be by the Master of the Drapery Studies.

You might also check out the Calouste Gulbenkian Museum.

Overview

Virgin and Child with Saints is a mid-15th century oil-on-oak altarpiece attributed to Rogier van der Weyden, existing now only in fragments and a drawing of the original composition.

Technique & Style

The original work was executed in oil paint on oak panels, characteristic of early Netherlandish art. A drawing of the full composition, possibly by the Master of the Drapery Studies, survives in Stockholm's Nationalmuseum.

History & Provenance

The altarpiece is lost, with three fragments housed in the Calouste Gulbenkian Museum. The drawing of the full work, by a follower of van der Weyden, is in the Nationalmuseum in Stockholm.