Portrait of Jean Gros (recto); Coat of Arms of Jean Gros (verso)

1460–64

This portrait was once part of a diptych. The sitter—identifiable through his coat of arms, personal motto, and initials on the panel's back—is Jean Gros, an administrator to the future duke of Burgundy. His prayerful gaze was originally directed at the other panel depicting Mary and the infant Jesus. Rogier van der Weyden created similar diptychs for the Burgundian court's highest level of patrons.

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Artist

Rogier van der Weyden (Netherlandish, c. 1399–1464) Workshop of Rogier van der Weyden (Netherlandish, c. 1399–1464)

Date

1460–64

Medium

Oil on panel

Dimensions

38.5 × 28.8 cm (15 3/16 × 11 3/8 in.); Reverse: 39 × 28.8 cm (15 3/8 × 11 3/8 in.); Framed: 43.2 × 35.6 × 7.7 cm (17 × 14 × 3 in.)

Origin

Flanders

Collection

Art Institute of Chicago

Credit

Mr. and Mrs. Martin A. Ryerson Collection