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Annunciation Triptych Rogier van der Weyden, 1434
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Annunciation Triptych

Rogier van der Weyden Β· 1434

Why it's great

The angel Gabriel arrives to tell Mary she will have a baby, in a cozy Flemish room with a bed and a bright window. Rogier van der Weyden painted this triptych, a picture with three panels, in about 1434.

Where to see it

πŸ“ Galleria SabaudaTurin, Italy

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About the artist

Rogier van der Weyden

1390–1464 Β· born in Tournai Β· died in Brussels

Rogier van der Weyden was a Flemish painter born in Tournai in about 1399. He worked in Brussels and became one of the most admired painters of Northern Europe for pictures that show deep feeling and realistic tears. He died in 1464.

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