What does the Virgin Mary look like?
Rogier van der Weyden, Saint Luke Drawing the Virgin, c. 1435–40, oil and tempera on panel, 137.5 x 110.8 cm (Museum of Fine Arts, Boston)
A conversation with Dr. Christopher Atkins, Van Otterloo-Weatherbie Director of the Center for Netherlandish Art and Dr. Beth Harris.
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