Portrait of Philip the Good is a lost oil on wood panel painting by the Early Netherlandish painter Rogier van der Weyden, dated variously from the mid 1440s to sometime after 1450.[1]
Philip the Good was Duke of Burgundy from 1419 until his death in 1467, and had appointed van der Weyden as his official court painter. He is pictured aged around 50 years, in three-quarter profile. As was van der Weyden's habit, the sitter's face has been elongated, even though heavy drinking had by the time taken a toll on his features, visible in his portrait in the "Recueil d'Arras".[5][6] He wears a black gown and black chaperon, and a jewelled collar of firesteels in the shape of the letter "B", representing the Duchy of Burgundy, ending in the insignia of the Order of the Golden Fleece[7] He holds a folded paper in his joined hands,[8] which have been highly detailed by the artist.
Given his stature, it is unlikely that Philip sat for the artist, it is maybe for this reason that the portrait seems highly idealised, although his double chin is still pronounced.[5] Art historian Lorne Campbell notes that the "Netherlanders expected paintings to be credibly naturalistic but... veracity was not their ultimate or dominant aim."[9] The British Royal Collection describe their version as a "stylised, emotionless and idealised image of the ruler".[2]
The portrait served as the basis for many later depictions of Philip, though not all stuck to Van der Weyden's idealised view point, especially since the 17th century he has been shown as thicker set, aligning with contemporary written descriptions.
↑ van der Weyden's portraits are noted for their especial attention on the detail of the sitter's hands, but they are always placed low, so as not to distract from the face
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