Gothic Era


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Robert Campin

(b c. 1375–9; d Tournai, 1444).

South Netherlandish painter. He is first mentioned in 1405–6 as a painter in Tournai. As he purchased citizenship there in 1410, he may have been born elsewhere. There is evidence of some connection with Valenciennes, where the name Campin is said to have been common, but nothing certain is known of his artistic training and background.

 
The Virgin and Child before a Firescreen
1430
National Gallery, London