Man with an arrow

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Man with an arrow - a picture painted by Rogier van der Weyden. An example of late-Gothic portrait painting in the Netherlands. The figure is identified with Antoni, the illegitimate son of Philip the Good and Jeanne de Prelle. The painting was painted around 1461. It is located in the Musées Royaux des Beaux-Arts in Brussels.

This is a portrait painted on oak wood with oil technique. It measures 38.4 × 28 cm On a dark neutral background was shown en trois quartes man figure. The artist focused his attention on dark eyes, big nose and full lips. Her expression speaks of an aristocratic attitude, full of pride and pride. The head is covered with a conical brown cap, dressed in a modest dark uniform.

Antoni was a plenipotentiary and counselor of the court of Philip Good. He was decorated in the Order of the Golden Fleece in 1456, with a badge on his gold necklace. The Golden Fleece is a to the mythical legend of Jason, also referring to Gondon's Rune, of which we know from the Book of Judges (Old Testament). Gideon was an Israelite, God-chosen warrior in the battle with the Madians, whom he had conquered. Antoni Burgundzki embodied the former knightly ideal, showing the power of Burgundy and the courtiers' aspirations. His father was the leader and founder of one of the knightly fraternities. Court dignitaries, warriors, knight tournament judges were often presented with arrows as a symbol of the office, or as an attribute. The arrow could also be related to the archer's senior archers, the winners of the annual shooting tournament. In 1463, Antoni Burgundzki was a senior of Saint Sebastian's Church in Bruges.

Rogier van der Weyden is known for his other portraits. He portrayed primarily personalities from the Burgundian court, among others. Philip de Croy, or Prince Philip the Good himself. He drew attention to the individuality of the character, exhibited, as in the case of the Man with the arrow, props being an integral part of the personality.

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