Saint Luke Drawing the Virgin

Title: en Saint Luke Drawing the Virgin
Identifier: 1903-04.0711.1
Creator: Weyden, Rogier van der
Date Created: en [1435–40]
Extent: en 137.5 x 110.8 cm
Is Part Of: Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Source: https://www.mfa.org/collections/object/saint-luke-drawing-the-virgin-31035; (Museum Fine Arts, Boston)
Rights: Public Domain; (Museum Fine Arts, Boston)
Date Valid: en 7 November 1903
Abstract: en We went to the Museum after writing a few letters and carefully compared the
so-called Rogier van der Weyden with photographs of the other indubitable
Rogiers. The one here is an exact copy of the one in Munich, except that the faces
are shorter and less firm in expression, and the draperies a very little less nervous.
Provenance: en 1893, gift of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Lee Higginson to the MFA. (Accession Date: May 30, 1893)
depicts: Virgin Mary; Christ Child; Saint Luke
Subject: Drawing; Saints in Christian art; Landscapes
Medium: oil paint (paint); tempera; panel (wood by form)
Format: Painting

Abstract and Minimal Vocabulary. A visual landscape in Georgia O'Keeffe, Agnes Martin, and Hilma af Klint’s paintings