Tag: Memling

The Flight into Egypt (1462)

Memling, Hans (c.1430-1494) The Flight into Egypt 1462 Oil on wood, 47 x 26 cm Musée du Louvre, Paris Triptych Left panel: Memling, Hans (c.1430-1494) Saint John the Baptist 1462 Musée du Louvre, Paris     Right panel: Memling, Hans (c.1430-1494) Saint…

The Virgin and Child with two Angels (1480-1490)

Memling, Hans (c.1430-1494) The Virgin and Child with two Angels 1480–1490 Oil on panel, 36 x 26 cm Museo del Prado, Madrid The Virgin appears seated in a walled garden, an allusion to the hortus conclusus or enclosed garden, which symbolizes…

Saint Anthony of Padua (c.1485)

Memling, Hans (c.1430-1494) Saint Anthony of Padua c.1485 Oil on panel, 41.3 × 33.3 cm Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago Hans Memling probably worked with Rogier van der Weyden in Brussels before settling in Bruges in 1465. Van der Weyden was well…

Man in Prayer (c.1485)

Memling, Hans (c.1430-1494) Man in Prayer c.1485 Oil on panel, 34.9 × 26.6 cm Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago Hans Memling probably worked with Rogier van der Weyden in Brussels before settling in Bruges in 1465. Van der Weyden was well known for his exquisite devotional diptychs, and Memling was influenced by his work,…

Virgin and Child (c.1485)

Memling, Hans (c.1430-1494) Virgin and Child c.1485 Oil on panel, 41.1 × 33.4 cm Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago Hans Memling probably worked with Rogier van der Weyden in Brussels before settling in Bruges in 1465. Van der Weyden was well known for his exquisite devotional diptychs, and Memling was influenced by his work,…

Portrait of a Man with an Arrow (c.1470-1475)

Memling, Hans (c.1430-1494) Portrait of a Man with an Arrow c.1470–1475 Oil on panel, 31.3 x 25.1 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington Shown from the shoulders up, a man with peachy skin looks off to our left as he holds the…

Madonna and Child with Angels (after 1479)

Memling, Hans (c.1430-1494) Madonna and Child with Angels after 1479 Oil on panel, 57.6 x 46.4 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington In the tradition of his Flemish predecessors, Memling‘s painting contains a wealth of religious meaning; it is filled with symbols…

Chalice of Saint John the Evangelist (c.1470-1475)

Memling, Hans (c.1430-1494) Chalice of Saint John the Evangelist (reverse) c.1470–1475 Oil on panel, 30.2 x 23 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington Obverse: Memling, Hans (c.1430-1494) Saint Veronica c.1470–1475 National Gallery of Art, Washington    

Saint Veronica (c.1470-1475)

Memling, Hans (c.1430-1494) Saint Veronica (obverse) c.1470–1475 Oil on panel, 30.3 x 22.8 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington Reverse: Memling, Hans (c.1430-1494) Chalice of Saint John the Evangelist c.1470–1475 National Gallery of Art, Washington    

Virgin and Child (c.1475-1480)

Memling, Hans (c.1430-1494) Virgin and Child c.1475–1480 Oil on wood, diameter 17.5 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York The composition of this small roundel of the Virgin suckling the Christ Child was very popular, disseminated through workshop patterns that date…