Rogier van der Weyden

Rogier van der Weyden's paintings combine detailed Netherlandish oil painting with expressive figures. The Descent from the Cross conveys grief through closely connected bodies and gestures; The Seven Sacraments brings Christian rites into one church interior. His portraits use quieter arrangements of face and dress. Trained with Robert Campin in Tournai, he became Brussels city painter in 1435, serving civic, church, and princely patrons with a practice that included workshop collaboration.