Flanders, Florence and Renaissance Painting

Rogier van der Weyden. Portrait of a Lady, c. 1460 (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Modest in size, it nonetheless digs deep. “Face to Face: Flanders, Florence and Renaissance Painting” is the first in the United States to explore the late-15th century effect of paintings by Rogier van der Weyden, Hans Memling, Petrus Christus and other artists working in the Low Countries of Northern Europe, especially modern-day Belgium, on such Florentine painters as Domenico Ghirlandaio, Filippino Lippi and Pietro Perugino. Choice loans were obtained from 17 European and American museums.

Please do find the art review: Art review: Huntington’s ‘Face to Face’ reflects deeply on Renaissance

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• Art and Christ: Rogier van der Weyden; 15th c. Northern Europe Painter. (pfulton09.wordpress.com)
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• You: Art review: Huntington’s ‘Face to Face’ reflects deeply on Renaissance (latimes.com)
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