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Rogier van der Weyden

1390 - 1464

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Rogier van der Weyden (Dutch: [roːˈɣiːr vɑn dər ˈʋɛidə(n)]; 1399 or 1400 – 18 June 1464), initially known as Roger de le Pasture (French: [ʁɔʒe d(ə) la pastyʁ]), was an early Netherlandish painter whose surviving works consist mainly of religious triptychs, altarpieces, and commissioned single and diptych portraits. He was highly successful in his lifetime; his paintings were exported to Italy and Spain, and he received commissions from, amongst others, Philip the Good, Netherlandish nobility, and foreign aristocrats. By the latter half of the 15th century, he had eclipsed Jan van Eyck in popularity. However his fame lasted only until the 17th century, and largely due to changing taste, he was almost totally forgotten by the mid-18th century. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Rogier van der Weyden is the 75th most popular painter (up from 91st in 2019), the 24th most popular biography from Belgium and the 5th most popular Belgian Painter.

Rogier van der Weyden is most famous for his paintings of religious scenes. He was born in Tournai and is considered one of the greatest painters of the 15th century.

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Among PAINTERS

Among painters, Rogier van der Weyden ranks 75 out of 2,023Before him are Francisco de Zurbarán, Ilya Repin, Frans Hals, Bartolomé Esteban Murillo, Henri Rousseau, and Pietro Perugino. After him are Alfred Sisley, Gustave Doré, Bob Ross, Jackson Pollock, James Abbott McNeill Whistler, and Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot.

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Among people born in 1390, Rogier van der Weyden ranks 1After him are Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester, Elizabeth of Görlitz, La Hire, João Gonçalves Zarco, John Dunstaple, Engelbrekt Engelbrektsson, Al-Musta'in, Contessina de' Bardi, John Cantius, Bengt Jönsson, and Dietrich, Count of Oldenburg. Among people deceased in 1464, Rogier van der Weyden ranks 4Before him are Pope Pius II, Nicholas of Cusa, and Cosimo de' Medici. After him are Emperor Yingzong of Ming, Zagan Pasha, Frederick II, Elector of Saxony, Blanche II of Navarre, Bernardo Rossellino, Desiderio da Settignano, Catherine of Poděbrady, and John, Margrave of Brandenburg-Kulmbach.

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In Belgium

Among people born in Belgium, Rogier van der Weyden ranks 24 out of 1,190Before him are Carlota of Mexico (1840), Guillaume Du Fay (1397), Frans Hals (1582), Mary of Burgundy (1457), Georges Simenon (1903), and Auguste Beernaert (1829). After him are Albert II of Belgium (1934), Philippe of Belgium (1960), Jean-Claude Van Damme (1960), Eddy Merckx (1945), Leopold III of Belgium (1901), and César Franck (1822).

Among PAINTERS In Belgium

Among painters born in Belgium, Rogier van der Weyden ranks 5Before him are Jan van Eyck (1395), Anthony van Dyck (1599), René Magritte (1898), and Frans Hals (1582). After him are Pieter Brueghel the Younger (1564), Jan Brueghel the Elder (1568), Jacob Jordaens (1593), James Ensor (1860), Hugo van der Goes (1440), Quentin Matsys (1466), and Hubert van Eyck (1366).