| Died on 18 June 1464:
Rogier de la Pasture van der Weyden, Flemish Northern
Renaissance painter born in 1399 or 1400. — BIOGRAPHY Extensive coverage with commentaries and links to reproductions, in whole and in many details, of: — Deposition — Saint Luke Madonna — Annunciation Triptych — Miraflores Altarpiece — Seven Sacraments Altarpiece — Crucifixion Altarpiece — Bladelin Triptych — Last Judgment Polyptych — Braque Family Triptych — Saint Columba Altarpiece (here) — Saint John Altarpiece — Other altarpieces — Other Crucifixions — Portraits — Other paintings ^ == Saint Columba Altarpiece, Rogier was at the height of his artistic powers when, about in 1455, he painted this altarpiece for the church of Saint Columba in Cologne. The Netherlandish artist not only created this work for a patron in Cologne, but also drew inspiration from an outstanding painting done in Cologne at this period, Stefan Lochner's Altarpiece of the Patron Saints of Cologne, sometimes known as the Cathedral Altarpiece. — Saint Columba Altarpiece — left panel — central panel _ detail 1 _ detail 2 — right panel _ detail |