🖼️ Columba Triptych · Rogier van der Weyden
The Saint Columba Altarpiece is a large c. 1450–1455 oil-on-oak wood panel altarpiece by Early Netherlandish painter Rogier van der Weyden painted during his late period. It was commissioned for the church of St. Columba in Cologne, and is now in the Alte Pinakothek, Munich. It depict scenes from the early life of Jesus plus a crucifix with him on the cross. They show, from left to right, the Annunciation, the Adoration of the Magi and the Presentation, when she presents the infant at the Temple in Jerusalem. In each panel, Mary is distinguished by her blue clothes. The reverse of the exterior panels are covered with plain paint and lack indication that they ever contained donor portraits as were typical for the time. Rogier van der Weyden, c. 1450–1459 — painted at 60. Panel and oil paint. 138 × 153 cm. In the Bavarian State Painting Collections. Early Netherlandish painting. Wiki link