Most of the works of

Rogier van der Weyden Rogier van der Weyden () or Roger de la Pasture (1399 or 140018 June 1464) was an early Netherlandish painter whose surviving works consist mainly of religious triptychs, altarpieces, and commissioned single and diptych portraits. He was highly ...

consist of

triptych A triptych ( ; from the Greek language, Greek adjective ''τρίπτυχον'' "''triptukhon''" ("three-fold"), from ''tri'', i.e., "three" and ''ptysso'', i.e., "to fold" or ''ptyx'', i.e., "fold") is a work of art (usually a panel painting) t ...

diptych A diptych (; from the Greek δίπτυχον, ''di'' "two" + '' ptychē'' "fold") is any object with two flat plates which form a pair, often attached by hinge. For example, the standard notebook and school exercise book of the ancient world w ...

s or

polyptych A polyptych ( ; Greek: ''poly-'' "many" and ''ptychē'' "fold") is a painting (usually panel painting) which is divided into sections, or panels. Specifically, a "diptych" is a two-part work of art; a "triptych" is a three-part work; a tetrapty ...

s, each including more than one panel. Some are dismembered and the parts are kept in different museums. Some panels are only fragmentary remains. This list features the paintings accepted as authentic by

Dirk de Vos Dirk de Vos is a Belgian art historian specialising in medieval art. He was the curator of the Groeningemuseum in Bruges. Education De Vos attended secondary school in Bruges, graduating in 1961. Work De Vos's magnum opus is a catalogue of the c ...

(2000). They are listed chronologically following the datings of de Vos. All works are executed in oil on oak panels unless otherwise mentioned.

Works

;c. 1425–1430: * ''Enthroned Virgin and Child in a Niche'', Madrid,

Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza The Thyssen-Bornemisza National Museum (in Spanish, the Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza (), named after its founder), or simply the Thyssen, is an art museum in Madrid, Spain, located near the Prado Museum on one of the city's main boulevards. I ...

; and ''Saint George and the Dragon'',

National Gallery of Art, Washington The National Gallery of Art, and its attached Sculpture Garden, is a national art museum in Washington, D.C., United States, located on the National Mall, between 3rd and 9th Streets, at Constitution Avenue NW. Open to the public and free of char ...

. Both ca. 14 × 10 cm. * ''Crucifixion'',

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Gemäldegalerie, Berlin The Gemäldegalerie (, ''Painting Gallery'') is an art museum in Berlin, Germany, and the museum where the main selection of paintings belonging to the Berlin State Museums (''Staatliche Museen zu Berlin'') is displayed. It was first opened in ...

, inv. nr. 538 A., 79 × 49 cm. ;c. 1430–1432: * ''Diptych with the Virgin and Child Standing in a Niche, and Saint Catherine in a landscape'',

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, inv. nr. 951 and 955. Both ca. 19 × 12 cm. ;c. 1430–1435: * ''

Descent from the Cross The Descent from the Cross ( el, Ἀποκαθήλωσις, ''Apokathelosis''), or Deposition of Christ, is the scene, as depicted in art, from the Gospels' accounts of Joseph of Arimathea and Nicodemus taking Christ down from the cross after hi ...

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, inv. nr. 2825. 220 × 259 cm. * ''Virgin and Child in a Niche'', the so-called ''Durán Madonna'', Madrid, Museo del Prado, inv. nr. 2722. 100 × 52 cm. * ''Portrait of a Woman'' (sometimes considered as the portrait of van der Weyden's wife Elisabeth Goffaert), Gemäldegalerie, Berlin, inv. nr. 545 D. 47 × 32 cm. * ''

Annunciation Triptych The ''Annunciation Triptych'' is a tempera on panel painting by the Italian late Gothic artist Lorenzo Monaco, now housed in the Gallerie dell'Accademia in Florence, Italy. History The triptych was commissioned for the church of San Procolo of F ...

''. Center panel, with the ''

Annunciation The Annunciation (from Latin '), also referred to as the Annunciation to the Blessed Virgin Mary, the Annunciation of Our Lady, or the Annunciation of the Lord, is the Christian celebration of the biblical tale of the announcement by the ange ...

'' in

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, inv. nr. 1982. 87 × 91 cm; wings with the ''Visitation'' and a ''Clergyman Kneeled in Prayer'' in

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, inv. nr. 210 and 320. Both 89 × 36,5 cm. ;c. 1435–1440: * ''

Saint Luke Drawing the Virgin ''Saint Luke Drawing the Virgin'' is a large oil and tempera on oak panel painting, usually dated between 1435 and 1440, attributed to the Early Netherlandish painting, Early Netherlandish painter Rogier van der Weyden. Housed in the Museum of ...

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Boston Museum of Fine Arts The Museum of Fine Arts (often abbreviated as MFA Boston or MFA) is an art museum in Boston, Massachusetts. It is the 20th-largest art museum in the world, measured by public gallery area. It contains 8,161 paintings and more than 450,000 works ...

, Higginson bequest, 93.153. 138 × 111 cm. * ''

Visitation (van der Weyden) ''Visitation'' is a c.1445 oil on panel painting of the Visitation by Rogier van der Weyden, now in the Museum der bildenden Künste in Leipzig. It is linked to Luke 1:40. Composition Mary's posture is used to symbolize her status as the Moth ...

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Museum der bildenden Künste The Museum der bildenden Künste (German: "Museum of Fine Arts") is a museum in Leipzig, Saxony, Germany. It covers artworks from the Late Middle Ages to Modernity. History Museum Foundation and First Museum The museum dates back to the fo ...

, inv. nr. 1550. 58 × 36 cm. * ''Triptych with the crucifixion'', so called: ''Abegg Triptych'',

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, Abegg-Stiftung, inv. nr. 14.2.63. Center panel: 103 × 72 cm. Wings, both: 103 × 33 cm. ;c. 1440–1445: * '' Triptych of the Seven Sacraments'', so called ''Chevrot Altarpiece'',

Antwerp Antwerp (; nl, Antwerpen ; french: Anvers ; es, Amberes) is the largest city in Belgium by area at and the capital of Antwerp Province in the Flemish Region. With a population of 520,504,

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, inv. nr. 393-395. center panel: 200 × 97 cm, Both side panels: 119 × 63 cm. * ''Triptych of Our Fair Lady'', so called ''Miraflores Altarpiece'', Gemäldegalerie, Berlin, inv. nr. 534A. Three panels: 74 × 45 cm each. * ''Triptych with the crucifixion'',

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, inv. nr. 901. Center panel: 96 × 69 cm. Wings: 101 × 35 cm. * ''

The Magdalen Reading ''The Magdalen Reading'' is one of three surviving fragments of a large mid-15th-century oil-on-panel altarpiece by the Early Netherlandish painter Rogier van der Weyden. The panel, originally oak, was completed some time between 1435 and 143 ...

, Saint Catherine and Saint Joseph'', fragments of a lost

Sacra Conversazione In art, a (; plural: ''sacre conversazioni''), meaning holy (or sacred) conversation, is a genre developed in Italian Renaissance painting, with a depiction of the Virgin and Child (the Virgin Mary with the infant Jesus) amidst a group of saints ...

, ''Mary Magdalen'' in:

National Gallery, London The National Gallery is an art museum in Trafalgar Square in the City of Westminster, in Central London, England. Founded in 1824, it houses a collection of over 2,300 paintings dating from the mid-13th century to 1900. The current Director o ...

inv. nr. 645. 62 × 54 cm.; ''Heads of Saint Catherine and Saint Joseph'' in

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, inv. nr. 75B and 79 A. Both fragments ca. 21 × 18 cm. ;c. 1445–1450: * ''Triptych with the Birth of Christ'', so called '' Bladelin Triptych'', Gemäldegalerie, Berlin, inv. nr. 535. Center panel: 94 × 92 cm, Wings each: 94 × 42 cm. * ''Jean Wauquelin presenting his 'Chroniques de Hainaut' to Philip the Good'', dedication

miniature A miniature is a small-scale reproduction, or a small version. It may refer to: * Portrait miniature, a miniature portrait painting * Miniature art, miniature painting, engraving and sculpture * Miniature (chess), a masterful chess game or probl ...

from the 'Chroniques de Hainaut',

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Royal Library of Belgium The Royal Library of Belgium (french: Bibliothèque royale de Belgique, nl, Koninklijke Bibliotheek van België, abbreviated ''KBR'' and sometimes nicknamed in French or in Dutch) is the national library of Belgium. The library has a history t ...

, ms. 9242, fol.1, paint on parchment, 15,4 × 20 cm (illustration), 42,3 × 28,8 (leaf). Apparently Rogier's only surviving miniature. * ''

Beaune Altarpiece The ''Beaune Altarpiece'' (or ''The Last Judgement'') is a large polyptych 1445–1450 altarpiece by the Early Netherlandish artist Rogier van der Weyden, painted in oil on oak panels with parts later transferred to canvas. It consists o ...

'', so called: ''

Last Judgement The Last Judgment, Final Judgment, Day of Reckoning, Day of Judgment, Judgment Day, Doomsday, Day of Resurrection or The Day of the Lord (; ar, یوم القيامة, translit=Yawm al-Qiyāmah or ar, یوم الدین, translit=Yawm ad-Dīn, ...

'',

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, Hôtel-Dieu, Beaune, originally oil on oak panels, today some panels are transferred to canvas. The polyptych consists of 15 different parts. The large center part measures 210 × 100 cm, the small upper wings measure 72 × 45 cm. Opened the polyptych measures 210 × 548 cm. ;c. 1445–1455: * ''Saint Margareth and Saint Apollonia'', Right wing of a lost triptych, Gemäldegalerie, Berlin, inv. nr. 534C. 51,5 × 27,5 cm. ;c. 1450–1455: * '' The Braque Triptych'', Paris, Musée du Louvre, inv. nr. RF 2063. Center panel: 34 × 62 cm, wings each 34 × 27 cm. * ''Portrait of a man'', Madrid, Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, inv. nr. 1930.26. 32 × 23 cm. * '' Triptych with the Adoration of the Magi'', so-called ''Columba Altarpiece'',

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Alte Pinakothek The Alte Pinakothek (, ''Old Pinakothek'') is an art museum located in the Kunstareal area in Munich, Germany. It is one of the oldest galleries in the world and houses a significant collection of Old Master paintings. The name Alte (Old) Pinak ...

, inv. nr. WAF 1189-1191. Center panel: ca. 140 × 153, Wings each: ca. 140 × 73 cm. * ''Triptych with scenes from the life of John the Baptist'', so called ''Saint Johns Altarpiece'', Gemäldegalerie, Berlin, inv. nr. 534B. Each panel ca. 77 × 48 cm. * ''The crucified Christ between the mourning Mary and Saint John'', so called ''Crucifixion of Scheut'',

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, inv. nr. 10014602. 325 × 192 cm. ;c. 1455–1464: * ''Pietà'',

Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium The Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium (french: Musées royaux des Beaux-Arts de Belgique, nl, Koninklijke Musea voor Schone Kunsten van België) are a group of art museums in Brussels, Belgium. They include six museums: the Oldmasters Muse ...

, inv. nr. 3515. 33 × 47 cm. ;c. 1455–1460: * ''Diptych of Jean Gros'', Left wing: ''Virgin with Child'' in Musée des Beaux-Arts Tournai, inv. nr. 481. Right wing: ''Portrait of Jean Gros'',

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, Ryerson Collection nr. 1933.1052. Both wings ca. 39 × 29 cm. * ''

Portrait of Francesco d'Este ''Portrait of Francesco d'Este'' is a small oil on wood panel painting by the Netherlandish painter Rogier van der Weyden dating to around 1460. The work is in good conditionFry, 201 and has been in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York since ...

'', New York,

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, Friedsam Collection, inv. nr. 32.100.43. ca. 30 × 20 cm. ;c. 1460: * ''Diptych of Philippe de Croy, Lord of Sempy'', left wing: ''Virgin and Child'' in: San Marino (California),

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, inv. nr. 26.105.; right wing: ''Portrait of Philippe de Croy'' in:

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, inv. nr. 254. both wings ca. 49 × 30 cm.Recent research by Ron Spronk proved that the two panels indeed formed a diptych together. The temporarily rejoined diptych was displayed in the loan exhibition 'Unfolding the Netherlandish Diptych' at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., and the Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten Antwerpen in Antwerp in Fall 2006/Spring 2007. * '' Portrait of a Woman'',

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, Washington, D.C., 34 cm x 25.5 cm ;c. 1461–1462: * ''Portrait of

Charles the Bold Charles I (Charles Martin; german: Karl Martin; nl, Karel Maarten; 10 November 1433 – 5 January 1477), nicknamed the Bold (German: ''der Kühne''; Dutch: ''de Stoute''; french: le Téméraire), was Duke of Burgundy from 1467 to 1477. ...

'', Gemäldegalerie, Berlin, inv.nr. 545. 51 × 34 cm. * ''Portrait of

Antoine, bastard of Burgundy Antoine de Bourgogne (1421 – 5 May 1504), known to his contemporaries as the Bastard of Burgundy or ''Le grand bâtard'' ("the Great Bastard"), was the natural son (and second child) of Philip III, Duke of Burgundy, and one of his mistresse ...

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, inv.nr. 1449. 38 × 28 cm. * ''Virgin and Child'',

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, Museum of Fine Arts, Edith A. and Percy S. Strauss Collection, inv. nr. 44-535. 32 × 23 cm. ;c. 1460–1464: * ''Virgin and Child with four Saints'', the so-called ''

Medici Madonna The ''Medici Madonna'' is a marble sculpture carved by the Italian Renaissance master Michelangelo Buonarroti that measures about 88.98 inches (226 cm) in height. Dating from 1521 to 1534, the sculpture is a piece of the altar decoration of the ...

'', painted for the

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family in

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, inv. nr. 850. 51 × 38 cm. ;c. 1463–1464: * ''Diptych of Jean de Froimont'', left wing: ''Virgin and Child'' in:

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, inv.nr. 4279. both wings ca. 51 × 33 cm. (According to a publication by Dominique Vanwijnsberghe). * ''Portrait of a Lady'', sometimes identified as Marie de Valengin, bastard daughter of

Philip III, Duke of Burgundy Philip III (french: Philippe le Bon; nl, Filips de Goede; 31 July 1396 – 15 June 1467) was Duke of Burgundy from 1419 until his death. He was a member of a cadet line of the Valois dynasty, to which all 15th-century kings of France belonge ...

, Washington, D.C., National Gallery of Art, Andrew W. Mellon Collection, inv.nr. 1937.1.44. 37 × 27 cm. * ''Entombment of Christ'', or ''

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'', probably commissioned by the Medici,

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, inv.nr. 1114. 96 x 110 cm. * '' Calvary diptych'', left wing: ''Mary in grief, supported by Saint John'', right wing: ''Crucifixion'', probably the outside of the wings of a lost carved

altarpiece An altarpiece is an artwork such as a painting, sculpture or relief representing a religious subject made for placing at the back of or behind the altar of a Christian church. Though most commonly used for a single work of art such as a painting o ...

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, The John G. Johnson Collection, inv.nr. 334-335. ;Copies after Van der Weyden * A 15th-century copy after the Madrid

by an

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(the so-called Edelheer-triptych) is preserved in the Sint-Pieterskerk,

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, Belgium.

References

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*de Vos, Dirk (2000). ''Rogier van der Weyden: The Complete Works''. Harry N Abrams. {{DEFAULTSORT:List Of Works By Rogier Van Der Weyden Weyden Weyden . Early Netherlandish paintings