When1: 1425
Who: Robert Campin [Campin, Robert] or Master of Flemalle
What: painter
Where: Flemalle, Flanders
works\ Merode Altarpiece [1425]
Detail: He lived 1378 to 1444 and dissolved pigments in oil {oil painting}. Oil allows more color tones and can be thick or thin. He was among the earliest portrait artists. His Late Gothic painting is realistic, with light, depth, continuity, and detail.
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