LECTURE 1 "Lesson Learned: Rogier's Debt to Earlier Masters"
Rogier van der Weyden: Painterly Paparazzo
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Rogier van der Weyden’s story begins with Robert Campin, with whom he collaborated early on. In fact, the works of these artists are so close in style that art historians once considered them from the same hand. Rogier both adopted and adapted Van Eyck’s and Campin’s innovations into a uniquely expressive, elegant style.
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Like Van Eyck before him, Rogier worked for the Dukes of Burgundy. He was the official painter of the city of Brussels, a position created especially for him. Rogier lived in close proximity to the “movers and shakers” of the Burgundian Court. They and other international celebrities are the s...
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Rogier depicted his wealthy patrons directly participating in sacred events, embodying the northern taste for naturalism and genre, even in religious scenes. A devout man, Rogier’s travel to Italy for the “jubilee” of 1450 is documented, and evident in borrowings from Italian artists.
