Where can you see Rogier van der Weyden in Madrid?

At the Museo del Prado: The Descent from the Cross. Museums move and lend their works, so check before a special journey.

What is Rogier van der Weyden's most famous work in Madrid?

The Descent from the Cross, of about 1435, at the Museo del Prado. Christ's body is lowered from the cross by his followers, and the Virgin, fainting, falls in the same curve beside him. The figures stand in a shallow gilded box, like painted statues in a shrine.

When and where was Rogier van der Weyden born?

In 1399 or 1400, at Tournai. Rogier van der Weyden died on 18 June 1464, at Brussels, aged about 65.

What is Rogier van der Weyden known for?

City painter of Brussels. Very few facts of his life are known. The Descent from the Cross was copied many times in his lifetime. Rogier van der Weyden was a Netherlandish painter, of Early Netherlandish.

Painter, 1399 to 1464

Rogier van der Weyden

Rogier van der Weyden's Descent from the Cross is in the Prado because Mary of Hungary and then Philip II wanted it. It shows grief more truthfully than almost anything painted before it.

Born: 1399, Tournai
Died: 1464, Brussels
Movement: Early Netherlandish
In Madrid: 1 work in 1 museum

Where to see Rogier van der Weyden in Madrid

Each work with the museum it hangs in. Museums move and lend their works, so check before a special journey.

Museo del Prado1 work

The Descent from the Cross
about 1435
Christ's body is lowered from the cross by his followers, and the Virgin, fainting, falls in the same curve beside him. The figures stand in a shallow gilded box, like painted statues in a shrine.

The life of Rogier van der Weyden

Rogier was born Roger de la Pasture in Tournai about 1400 and became city painter of Brussels. His works were sent to Italy and Spain, and he painted for Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy, and his court.

By the end of the century he was more famous than Jan van Eyck. Forgotten by the eighteenth century, he is now seen as the most influential northern painter of his time.

What to know

City painter of Brussels
Very few facts of his life are known
The Descent from the Cross was copied many times in his lifetime

Born: 1399 or 1400, Tournai
Died: 18 June 1464, Brussels

Rogier van der Weyden: common questions

Where can you see Rogier van der Weyden in Madrid?: At the Museo del Prado: The Descent from the Cross. Museums move and lend their works, so check before a special journey.
What is Rogier van der Weyden's most famous work in Madrid?: The Descent from the Cross, of about 1435, at the Museo del Prado. Christ's body is lowered from the cross by his followers, and the Virgin, fainting, falls in the same curve beside him. The figures stand in a shallow gilded box, like painted statues in a shrine.
When and where was Rogier van der Weyden born?: In 1399 or 1400, at Tournai. Rogier van der Weyden died on 18 June 1464, at Brussels, aged about 65.
What is Rogier van der Weyden known for?: City painter of Brussels. Very few facts of his life are known. The Descent from the Cross was copied many times in his lifetime. Rogier van der Weyden was a Netherlandish painter, of Early Netherlandish.