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WEYDEN, Rogier van der: Portrait of a Young Woman

🖼 Portrait of a Young Woman, c. 1440
Silverpoint on prepared paper
166 × 116 cm
London, United Kingdom

Luminous skin and piercing gaze dominate this precise oil portrait, rendered with Flemish attention to fabric texture and jeweled details. Van der Weyden's unflinching realism and psychological intensity established the Northern Renaissance portrait as a powerful vehicle for revealing character and status.

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