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WEYDEN, Rogier van der: Portrait Diptych of Philippe de Croy (right wing)

🖼 Portrait Diptych of Philippe de Croy (right wing), c. 1460
Oil on oak panel
49 × 30 cm
Antwerp, Belgium

Precise brushwork captures Philippe de Croy in three-quarter view, his sharp features rendered against a dark background with meticulous detail. This Flemish diptych wing demonstrates van der Weyden's mastery of portraiture and became a model for Northern Renaissance donor portraits.

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