“ Van der Weyden’s style, which was in no way modified by his Italian journey, is somewhat dry and severe as compared with the painting of the Van Eycks, whose pupil Vasari erroneously supposed him to be, his colour is less rich than theirs, his brush-work more laboured, and he entirely lacks their sense of atmosphere. ”

“ Comparatively few works are attributed with certainty to this painter, chief among such are two altarpieces at Berlin, besides that mentioned above, “The Joys and Sorrows of Mary,” and “Life of St John the Baptist,” a “Deposition” and “Crucifixion” in the Escorial, the Prado triptych, another (“Annunciation,” “Adoration” and “Presentation”) at Munich, a “Madonna” and a “St John the Baptist” at Frankfort. The “Seven Sacraments” altarpiece at Antwerp is almost certainly his, likewise the “Deposition” in the Uffizi, the triptych of the Beaune hospital, and the “Seven Sorrows” at Brussels. ”