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WEYDEN, Rogier van der: St John Altarpiece (right panel)

🖼 St John Altarpiece (right panel), 1455-60
Oil on oak panel
77 × 48 cm
Berlin, Germany

Jewel-toned robes and gold leaf frame a saint in contemplative devotion, rendered with meticulous detail and ethereal light. Van der Weyden's intimate religious imagery pioneered Flemish panel painting's emotional intensity, influencing Northern European art for generations.

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