Robert Campin
Around 1425-1428 Campin painted the "Mérode Altarpiece", a triptych (three paneled paintings) commissioned for private use. The Annunciation occupies the central panel. The Archangel Gabriel is shown approaching Mary, who sits reading. She is depicted in a well-kept middle-class Flemish home. Several works attributed to Robert Campin may be seen in the Hermitage, including diptych panels depicting "The Holy Trinity" and "The Virgin and Child". Other works are displayed in the Prado, and the London National Gallery.