VAN DER WEYDEN

Rogier Van der Weyden emerged from scholarly and critical neglect only with the revival of interest in the so-called Flemish Primit ives during the second half of the nineteenth century. The immensely forceful, frequently disturbing images which Van der Weyden pr oduced owed as much to his supreme control of paint as they did to his observation of detail, which was never permitted to dominate the general rhythm and pattern of the picture itself. These qualities fused to create a style with a direct impact but one which was the result...[Read more]