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"Portrait of a Woman with a Winged Bonnet" by Rogier van der Weyden (1440)Featuring a Belgian oak wood painting from the Gemäldegalerie at the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin. Size + care guide.A little bit more about this painting from the Berlin State Museums:"The motif of looking at and communicating with the viewer was something new for portrait painting at that time. Jan van Eyck and Rogier van der Weyden were the first artists in the Netherlands to pave the way for this new approach to portraiture. In contrast to most of the portraits of that time, in which the portrayed appear withdrawn, look into space or, as far as it is a diptych, turning reverently to the Madonna, the gaze of the young woman seeks contact with the viewer. It seems to express sympathy and deep understanding. The depicted is turned slightly to the right and shown in half the figure.The youthful, lively face is framed by the two-part Flemish wing hood made of white linen, artfully attached with needles. The finely