We stand on a Bruges street and approach a goldsmith’s shop. Hang on, is that a falcon? Looks like we have company.
Burgundian and adjacent territories
This particular artwork perfectly embodies all the things that northern European painters were thought to do best.
Hugo van der Goes, Portinari Altarpiece
Introducing a lavish altarpiece with vibrant images. Exploring the narrative and visual threads that connect its featured stories.
Fit for a duke: Broederlam’s Crucifixion Altarpiece
Van Eyck’s enigmatic and iconic double portrait often prompts the question: is the female figure pregnant?
The question of pregnancy in Jan van ...
Mary cries and falls into John’s arms. Rogier’s precise observations accentuate the emotional impact of this scene.
Rogier van der Weyden, The Crucifixion, with ...
Open this astonishing book and see how three brothers invented compositional devices to unite text and image.
Herman, Paul, and Jean de Limbourg, The ...
This foot-high theatre offers a drama in three acts. A golden thorn claims the starring role.
The Holy Thorn Reliquary of Jean, duc ...
Look closely—not only is the level of detail here astonishing, but these everyday objects embody religious symbols.
Workshop of Robert Campin, Annunciation Triptych (Merode ...
“As I can.” On the frame to this portrait, the painter humblebrags—and establishes his place in history.
Jan van Eyck, Portrait of a Man ...
Monks, or modern dancers? Robes dwarf these hooded men, but outsized drapery befits their monumental expressivity.
Claus Sluter (with Claus de Werve), Mourners
Grieving angels and individualized prophets once inspired prayers at this well-funded Carthusian monastery.
Claus Sluter (with Claus de Werwe), The Well ...
From the ruffled veil around Mary’s face to the lancet windows of a very Gothic Jerusalem, Rogier revels in detail.
Rogier van der Weyden, Crucifixion Triptych
So close, yet so far—face-to-face with Christ, we fail to catch his eye. But what’s that reflected on his chest?
Robert Campin, Christ and the Virgin
Who’s that girl? We know so little about this portrait, but mystery only adds to its appeal.
Petrus Christus, Portrait of a Young Woman
Light floods this church from the north. Impossible? That depends on how you see it. To van Eyck, it was visionary.
Jan van Eyck, The Madonna in the ...
Marriage portrait, or memorial? This dense and detailed painting does not lack for symbols—or interpretations.
Jan Van Eyck, The Arnolfini Portrait
Christ presides over Heaven, seated on a rainbow and looking directly at us. But is he blessing or judging?
Rogier van der Weyden, The Last Judgment
You can taste the tears... Rogier captures grieving bodies with meticulousness and compositional rhythm.
Rogier van der Weyden, Deposition
Coveted, stolen, buried, and now restored, this exceptional altarpiece has a history as colorful as its palette.
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