1406-1444 Robert Campin Location South Netherlandish painter. He is first mentioned in 1405-6 as a painter in Tournai. As he purchased citizenship there in 1410, he may have been born elsewhere. There is evidence of some connection with Valenciennes, where the name Campin is said to have been common, but nothing certain is known of his artistic training and background.  Related Paintings of Robert Campin :. | Madonna and Child Befor a Fireplace | Merode Altarpiece | The Virgin and the Child Before a Fire Screen | Entombment Triptych | Portrait of a Man |
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