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WEYDEN, Rogier van der: Portrait of a Man

🖼 Portrait of a Man, c. 1450
Oil on panel
75 × 50 cm
Antwerp, Belgium

Intense gaze and sculptural features dominate this oil portrait, rendered with meticulous detail and cool northern light. Van der Weyden's psychological penetration established the Flemish portrait as an introspective genre, influencing Renaissance portraiture across Europe.

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