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Braque Triptych Rogier van der Weyden, 1452
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Braque Triptych

Rogier van der Weyden Β· 1452

Why it's great

Three small panels show John the Baptist, Mary Magdalene and John the Evangelist, and a skull stands on the outside when it is closed. Rogier van der Weyden painted this in about 1452, and it is named for a family that owned it.

Where to see it

πŸ“ Louvre MuseumParis, France

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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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