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| − | '''Hans Memling''' (Seligenstadt, ca. 1430 – Bruges 1494) was a [[German]] Early Netherlandish [[painter]]. | + | '''Hans Memling''' (Seligenstadt, ca. 1430 – Bruges 1494) was a [[German]] Early Netherlandish [[painter]]. He is noted for his religious pieces and portraits. |
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Hans Memling (Seligenstadt, ca. 1430 – Bruges 1494) was a German Early Netherlandish painter. He is noted for his religious pieces and portraits.
At the European level, Hans Memling is one of the most famous representatives of painting in the Low Countries before 1500. In his art, he builds on the achievements of his great predecessors Jan van Eyck and Rogier van der Weyden. [1]
Petit gallery
The Last Judgement (1440-1494) showing all 3 panels of the tryptich.
External links
- Hans Memling Artcyclopedia.
- Hans Memling Catholic Encyclopedia.