The object in context
The Royal Museums’ 2016 selection identifies this work by Rogier van der Weyden: oak panel, inventory 3515, dated ca. 1441. Its inventory number distinguishes the Brussels object from versions or reproductions elsewhere. The old list records a collection location in 2016, not a guarantee of display today.
Try this when you look
Follow the relation between the supported body and the figures around it. Sketch only the direction of three hands, then check how those gestures connect the group. Read “Pietà” as a subject, not as a unique title: other artists and collections use it too.
Before you visit
Check the museum’s current collection presentation using this inventory number. For a short visit, pair this object with one related work and reserve time to compare them. The room numbers in the historical PDF should not be used as a present-day floor plan.
- The object in context: The Royal Museums’ 2016 selection identifies this work by Rogier van der Weyden: oak panel, inventory 3515, dated ca. 1441.
- Try this when you look: Follow the relation between the supported body and the figures around it.
- Before you visit: Check the museum’s current collection presentation using this inventory number.