Rogier van der Weyden, Deposition

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You can taste the tears … Rogier captures grieving bodies with meticulousness and compositional rhythm.

Rogier van der Weyden, Deposition, c. 1435, oil on panel, 204.5 x 261.5 cm (Museo Nacional del Prado, Madrid)

Cite this page as: Dr. David Drogin and Dr. Beth Harris, "Rogier van der Weyden, Deposition," in Smarthistory, November 13, 2015, accessed April 18, 2024, https://smarthistory.org/rogier-van-der-weyden-deposition/.