Triptych: The Two Thieves with the Empty Cross, The Entombment, The Resurrection

Triptych: The Two Thieves with the Empty Cross, The Entombment, The Resurrection by Robert Campin
Artist
Robert Campin
Date
c.1415
Style
Northern renaissance
Genre
Religious painting
Location
Courtauld Institute of Art
The Seilern Triptych, attributed to Early Netherlandish artist Robert Campin, is a remarkable example of Northern renaissance Religious painting created around 1410–1525. Its large Panel composition, crafted with Tempera and gold leaf, depicts key moments of Christ's Passion, including the crossless burial, the Resurrection, and the Two Thieves, emphasizing Holy Week iconography. Read from left to right, the triptych illustrates the cycle of Christ's suffering, death, and triumph, embodying the devotional purpose typical of early Religious painting in the Northern renaissance tradition.

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