The Seven Sacraments
Rogier van der Weyden · 1440
Why it's great
Inside a huge church, scenes show the seven holy ceremonies of the Catholic Church, like baptism, marriage and last rites. Rogier van der Weyden painted this triptych in about 1440, and the crucifixion rises right through the middle.
Where to see it
📍 Royal Museum of Fine Arts AntwerpAntwerp, Belgium
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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.
