Robert Campin

Robert Campin, often identified as the Master of Flémalle, was a pioneering force in early Netherlandish painting, bringing unprecedented realism to oil painting.

ABOUT

Robert Campin, born around 1375, was a pivotal figure in the Northern Renaissance, widely recognized as the Master of Flémalle. While no works are definitively signed by him, art historians largely attribute a significant body of work, including the famous "Annunciation Triptych (Merode Altarpiece)" (ca. 1427–32), to Campin. He was active as a master painter in Tournai, in present-day Belgium, by 1406, quickly becoming the city's leading artist for three decades. Campin's in…

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NOTABLE WORKS

John the Baptist 1410 · Cleveland Museum of Art Triptych with the Entombment of Christ 1415 · Courtauld Institute of Art The Seilern Triptych – The Entombment 1417 · Courtauld Gallery Saint James and Saint Clare 1420 · Museo del Prado Annunciation 1420 · Museo del Prado Christ and the Virgin 1424 · Philadelphia Museum of Art

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INFLUENCES

Influenced by

Limbourg brothersInternational Gothic Melchior BroederlamInternational Gothic

Influenced

Rogier van der WeydenEarly Netherlandish painting Jacques DaretEarly Netherlandish painting Jan van EyckEarly Netherlandish painting