The Braque Triptych is a c. 1452 oil-on-oak altarpiece by the Early Netherlandish painter Rogier van der Weyden. When open its three half-length panels show, from left to right, John the Baptist, the Virgin Mary with Jesus, and Saint John the Evangelist with Mary Magdalene; when closed the wings show a vanitas motif of a skull and cross. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Year CreatedSource dates the work c. 1452, approximate Commissioned BySource says probably Jehan Braque or, more likely, his wife Catherine de Brabant Connections
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c. 1452 oil-on-oak altarpiece
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oil-on-oak altarpiece
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probably commissioned by either Jehan Braque of Tournai or, more likely, his wife Catherine de Brabant
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1452 oil-on-oak altarpiece by the Early Netherlandish painter Rogier van der Weyden.
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The Braque Triptych (or the Braque Family Triptych) is a c. 1452 oil-on-oak altarpiece by the Early Netherlandish painter Rogier van der Weyden. When open, its three half-length panels reveal, from left to right, John the Baptist,
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