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Virgin and Child
Virgin and Child is an oil painting by the Northern Renaissance artist Rogier van der Weyden. It dates from 1454 and is held in the collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.
About this work
Overview
Virgin and Child is a painting by Rogier van der Weyden, an Early Netherlandish artist, executed in oil paint after 1454.
History & Provenance
The painting is now in the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Its attribution to van der Weyden was once questioned; art historian Erwin Panofsky considered it a replica of a van der Weyden design.
Technique & Style
Recent technical studies have confirmed the painting as an original work by van der Weyden, contradicting earlier views that it was merely a high-quality copy.
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Artist & collection
Artist
Rogier van der Weyden (Dutch: ; 1399 or 1400 – 18 June 1464), initially known as Roger de la Pasture (French: ), was an early Netherlandish painter whose surviving works consist mainly of religious triptychs,…
