Mérode Altarpiece: Joseph | Robert Campin | c. 1427-32 Select Size:12" x 24" The composition is centered around

The composition is centered around a calm

completed in 1840

dominates the scene

The contrast between the brothers’ youth and the looming threat of their disappearance underscores the fragility of innocence in the face of political ambition

Mérode Altarpiece: Joseph | Robert Campin | c. 1427-32 Select Size:12" x 24" The composition is centered aroundAbout the artwork: The Mrode Altarpiece, attributed to Robert Campin and his workshop and dated around 1427 to 1432, is one of the most important early Netherlandish paintings because it transforms the Annunciation into a scene that feels both sacred and strikingly domestic. Instead of placing the Virgin Mary in a monumental heavenly setting, Campin situates her in a detailed Flemish interior filled with symbolic objects that deepen the meaning of the