Francesco d'Este
Rogier van der Weyden
$47.00
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- 380g/m² cotton canvas — certified museum quality
- Solid wood stretcher bar with 0.75” gallery wrap
- HD Giclée print — colour-true to the original
- Ready to hang — hanging hardware included
Francesco d'Este, painted around 1460 by the Flemish master Rogier van der Weyden, stands as one of the most psychologically penetrating portraits of the Northern Renaissance. Francesco was an illegitimate son of Leonello d'Este, Marquis of Ferrara, and this intimate panel — executed in oil on wood — captures him with the restrained dignity and quiet authority befitting his noble yet ambiguous station at the courts of Europe.
Van der Weyden's mastery is evident in the meticulous rendering of the sitter's features: the sharp, angular profile, the delicate modelling of skin through subtle gradations of light, and the precisely observed hands holding a ring and a hammer — objects whose exact symbolism remains debated by scholars, possibly alluding to personal emblems or courtly allegiances. The neutral, luminous background focuses all attention on the sitter's composed expression, a hallmark of Flemish portraiture at its zenith.
Measuring just over twelve inches in height, the original is deceptively small yet monumental in presence. This museum-quality stretched canvas reproduction from Gallerivm honours every nuance of van der Weyden's brushwork, printed on premium matte canvas and hand-wrapped around a sturdy 0.75-inch gallery wrap frame — ready to display, no framing required.
| Artist | Rogier van der Weyden |
| Year | ca. 1460 |
| Medium | Oil on wood |
| Dimensions | Overall 12 1/2 x 8 3/4 in. (31.8 x 22.2 cm); painted surface 11 3/4 x 8 in. (29.8 x 20.3 cm) |
| Collection | The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York |
| Movement | Renaissance |
| Available sizes | |
| Small | 20 × 25 cm (8″ × 10″) |
| Medium | 51 × 76 cm (20″ × 30″) |
| Large | 102 × 152 cm (40″ × 60″) |
| All sizes include a 0.75" gallery wrap. Ready to hang — no framing required. | |
