Miraflores Altarpiece
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The Miraflores Altarpiece is a renowned 15th-century triptych by Rogier van der Weyden, celebrated for its refined devotional imagery and intricate depiction of the life of the Virgin Mary.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
altarpiece
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panel painting ⓘ triptych ⓘ |
| artHistoricalSignificance |
important example of 15th-century Netherlandish triptych
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key work in Rogier van der Weyden’s oeuvre ⓘ |
| artworkStyle | devotional painting ⓘ |
| catalogCode | Gemäldegalerie inventory 534A NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collection | Gemäldegalerie (Staatliche Museen zu Berlin) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colorPalette | muted yet rich colors ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | well preserved ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Burgundian Netherlands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creator | Rogier van der Weyden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depicts |
Annunciation
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Christ NERFINISHED ⓘ Pietà NERFINISHED ⓘ Virgin Mary ⓘ Virgin and Child enthroned NERFINISHED ⓘ life of the Virgin Mary ⓘ scenes from the life of Christ ⓘ |
| dimension |
each panel approximately 70 cm high
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overall width greater than 150 cm when open ⓘ |
| genre | religious art ⓘ |
| hasArtisticTechnique |
fine detail in drapery
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illusionistic architecture ⓘ subtle modeling of light and shadow ⓘ |
| hasPart |
central panel
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left wing panel ⓘ right wing panel ⓘ |
| iconographicTheme |
Marian devotion
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salvation through Christ ⓘ |
| inception | c. 1440–1445 ⓘ |
| influenced | later Spanish devotional painting ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Jan van Eyck NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfInscription | Latin ⓘ |
| location | Gemäldegalerie, Berlin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
oak panel
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oil paint ⓘ |
| movement |
Early Netherlandish painting
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Northern Renaissance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
detailed architectural settings
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intricate depiction of the life of the Virgin Mary ⓘ refined devotional imagery ⓘ symbolic iconography ⓘ |
| originalLocation | Miraflores Charterhouse near Burgos, Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originallyCommissionedFor | Charterhouse of Miraflores NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| patron | John II of Castile NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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