Rogier's Saint John and Miraflores Altarpieces Reconsidered

Abstract

Two triptychs by Rogier van der Weyden are strikingly similar in format: the Saint John and Miraflores Altarpieces (Figs. 1 and 2). Both have three panels of equal width, in which the scenes are framed by painted arches with simulated relief sculpture in the archivolts. Because both altarpieces exist in two versions, each of which is quite close in size to its counterpart, much has been written on the question of authenticity.1 Most discussions comparing the two triptychs, however, contrast them stylistically and insist upon their wide chronological divergence.2 Although their remarkable resemblance to each other has long been recognized, no attempt has ever been made to establish thematic parallels between them.

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