1. Rogier van der Weyden, “The Crucifixion, with the Virgin and Saint John the Evangelist Mourning,” c. 1460
![Rogier van der Weyden, “The Crucifixion, with the Virgin and Saint John the Evangelist Mourning,” c. 1460 Rogier van der Weyden, “The Crucifixion, with the Virgin and Saint John the Evangelist Mourning,” c. 1460](https://media.timeout.com/images/103044743/750/422/image.jpg)
![Rogier van der Weyden, “The Crucifixion, with the Virgin and Saint John the Evangelist Mourning,” c. 1460 Rogier van der Weyden, “The Crucifixion, with the Virgin and Saint John the Evangelist Mourning,” c. 1460](https://media.timeout.com/images/103044743/750/562/image.jpg)
This diptych happens to be the museum director Timothy Rub’s favorite painting. It’s notable for the intensity and pathos depicted, the elegant, stark composition and spiritual energy.