Roger van der Weyden

Rog(i)er van der Weyden, also known as Roger de la Pasture or Rogier de Bruxelles, (c. 1400 - June 18, 1464) was a Flemish painter.

Life
He was born at Tournai, where in 1427 he entered the studio of Robert Campin, previously known as the Master of Flemalle.

He established himself in Brussels about 1435. He was in Italy in 1440-1450; but his visit shows no result on his style, which owes nothing to Italian models. He then returned to Brussels, where he died.

Works

Philip the Good, painted c. 1450 by Roger van der WeydenHis vigorous, subtle, expressive painting and popular religious conceptions had considerable influence on the art of Flanders and Germany. His great family portrait in the Uffizi Gallery in Florence had an important influence on the spread of oil painting into Italy in the late 15th century. He did not study with Jan van Eyck, his older colleague, who perfected the art of oil painting during Roger's lifetime. His style differs from van Eyck's in its direct appeal to emotion and the sometimes highly dramatic composition; but his handling of paint is akin to van Eyck in its lucid, gemlike perfection. Unlike other Flemish masters, Roger used little underdrawing for his oil paintings, only blocking out the positions of the major elements in the composition. Hans Memling was his greatest pupil.

The paintings are the excellent portrayal of the events and scenes that we see around us. The painters are the best cameras of the world. They reproduce many different types of pictures. They even draw imaginary pictures that do not exist in this world. We tend to use both thinned oil paints and dense oil paints. Masterpieces can be dyed more than once, but each time it may be different from the existing paintings.h

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