Robert Campin

  • Robert Campin, Flemish painter born around 1375 in Tournai and passed in 1444.
  • His style moves from late Gothic into early Netherlandish realism, using oil paint for deep colors and fine details.
  • He painted religious scenes, domestic interiors, saints, and everyday objects with simbolic meaning, and is known for works like the Mérode Altarpiece, Virgin and Child before a Firescreen, and St. Joseph in His Workshop.

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