Goswin van der Weyden or Goossen van der Weyden (1455–1543) was a Flemish Renaissance painter active in

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.Goswin van der Weyden
at the

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He was one of several artists from

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who assisted in the transmission to Antwerp of the traditions of the Brussels school founded by his grandfather,

Rogier van der Weyden Rogier van der Weyden (; 1399 or 140018 June 1464), initially known as Roger de le Pasture (), was an Early Netherlandish painting, early Netherlandish painter whose surviving works consist mainly of religious triptychs, altarpieces, and commis ...

. He thus played an important role in the founding of the

Antwerp school The Antwerp School was a school of artists active in Antwerp, first during the 16th century when the city was the economic center of the Low Countries, and then during the 17th century when it became the artistic stronghold of the Flemish Baroque ...

.Annick Born and Maximiliaan Martens, ''Goossen van der Weyden and the Transmission of the Rogeresque Tradition from Brussels to Antwerp''
in: Lorne Campbell, Jan Van der Stock, Catherine Reynolds and Lieve Watteeuw (editors), ''Rogier van der Weyden in Context'', Papers presented at the Seventeenth Symposium for theStudy of Underdrawing and Technology in Paintingheld in Leuven, 22–24 October 2009

Life

He was born in

and was the grandson of

. He probably trained in the workshop of his father Pieter who was a son of Rogier van Weyden. He later left Brussels and lived in Lier from 1492. Here he led a successful workshop. He completed various commissions for the local Saint Gummarus Church.Sint-Gummaruskerk Colibranttriptiek Goossen van der Weyden
at: Vlaamse Meesters in situ Goswin van der Weyden - Triptych of Antonius Tsgrooten

Goswin van der Weyden - Triptych of Antonius Tsgrooten

He finally moved to Antwerp in 1500. He became a

poorter Poorter () is an historical term for a type of Dutch, or Flemish, burgher who had acquired the right to live within the walls of a city with city rights. In the Dutch Republic, this ''poorterrecht'' or ''poorterschap'' (citizenship) could be ...

(citizen) of Antwerp in the year 1499-1500 under the name ‘Goessen vand rWeyden'. He likely enrolled in the Antwerp's

Guild of Saint Luke The Guild of Saint Luke was the most common name for a city guild for painters and other artists in early modern Europe, especially in the Low Countries. They were named in honor of the Evangelist Luke, the patron saint of artists, who was iden ...

in the guild year 1500-1501 (the records of the Guild for that period have apparently been lost). He took on a number of apprentices beginning in the year 1503-1504 and the last one in 1522–1523. His son, Rogier was also one of his pupils. Goswin operated a large workshops in Antwerp. He lived for a long time in the Huidevettersstraat in Antwerp a property of the

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. He painted various works for this monastery, some of which have been preserved.A. Monballleu, ''Goossen van der Weyden - Triptiek van abt Antonius Tsgrooten''
in: OKV1969.26 He was still alive in 1538.

Work

The known oeuvre of Goswin van der Weyden is limited. Whereas about 40 works have been attributed to the artist, many of the attributions are not unanimously accepted. Attributions of works are based on a few works for which there are documents to prove the authorship. His best documented works are the ''Triptych of Antonius Tsgrooten'' (1507,

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), The Life of Saint Dymphna (1505,

The Phoebus Foundation The Phoebus Foundation is an art foundation with philanthropic objectives. The foundation acquires works of art, guarantees a professional framework of conservation and management, and looks after the conservation and restoration of the objects. ...

), both painted for the

, and ''The Gift of Kalmthout'' (1513,

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) painted for the same abbey in 1513. Goswin van der Weyden - Colibrant triptych

Goswin was not an innovator. His style is archaic as it continues that was established by his grandfather Rogier and continued by his father in Brussels. He shows some influences of other artists such as

Gerard David Gerard David ( – 13 August 1523) was an Early Netherlandish painter and manuscript illuminator known for his brilliant use of color. Only a bare outline of his life survives, although some facts are known. He may have been the Meester ghera ...

References

External links

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Goswijn van der Weyden in The Metropolitan Museum of Art
{{DEFAULTSORT:Weyden, Goswin van der 1455 births 1543 deaths Flemish Renaissance painters Painters from Brussels Painters from Antwerp