The Virgin of Chancellor Rolin
The Louvre, Paris

Nicolas Rolin, Chancellor of Burgundy and Brabant was a prominent figure at the court of Philip the Good of Burgundy. He established the Hotel-Dieu hospital at Baune where Rogier van der Weyden executed the famous Last Judgement. The central part of the painting depicts a big city on the sides of a wide river. It is an idealised city, although some experts believe it to be the city of Paris, Lyon of Liege. This picture was probably ordered by his son Johann for the family chapel to commemorate his father.