Rogier van der Weyden’s 15th-century painting of a lifeless Jesus surrounded by mourners ... early Netherlandish religious ... A large Good Friday scene some 8 1/2 feet wide, the oil-on ...

15th-century painting induces otherworldly ... an early-15th-century Netherlandish artist. Yes, it’s also ... An open door suggests they are looking across the threshold at the profound scene.

A rare 15th Century oil painting of St Luke Drawing the Virgin and Child by Dieric Bouts is to remain in the UK after £2,290,650, was acquired in funding and donations.

Rare 15th Century painting secured for the nation and to ... placed a temporary export bar on the painting last November because it was said to be an exceptional example of early Netherlandish art.

A rare 15th Century oil painting of St Luke Drawing the Virgin and Child by Dieric Bouts is to remain in the UK after £2,290,650, was acquired in funding and donations.

Adrian Jenkins, director of the Bowes, said: “During the 15th Century, Netherlandish paintings were admired all over Europe for their visual sophistication, imagination and invention, and those ...