Brief Biography-Dieric Bouts, the Elder, is thought to have been born in Haarlem and lived in Louvain. However, scholars suspect he spent time in Haarlem in the 1460s after marrying into a wealthy family, as there are no records of him during that period. Bouts may have worked in the studio of Rogier van der Weyden, as his painting style is very evident. He became a Painter in the Town of Louvain in 1469 and was known principally for his altarpieces, most notably the Altarpiece of the Holy Sacrament. Bouts remarried in 1473 and died in May 1475. Hugo van der Goes possibly finished his last painting; he valued his works on his death for his estate. His sons Dieric the Younger and Aelbrecht also became painters; Dieric was the more successful.