Artists

Hans Memling

Country:
Netherlands
Birth year:
1433
Death year:
1494

Hans Memling (c.1433 Seligenstadt am Main 1494 Bruges) stands at the point of transition from the Gothic to the Renaissance. It is possible that he learned his trade in a workshop along the middle Rhine or in Cologne. Evidence suggests that Memling worked in Brussels in 1465, where he may have studied under Rogier van der Weyden, and a year later in Bruges, Expanding upon the tradition of van der Weyden and Dierick Bouts, Memling had developed a style of his own by around 1470. His works reveals rich coloration, graceful figures, and carefully observed details, which he varies in numerous ways, compiling them into a harmoniously organized whole. In his later works he began to come to terms with the early Italian Renaissance. Works by the artist include Triptych, before 1479, Museo del Prado, Madrid; Diptych of Martin van Nieuvenhoven, 1487, Memling-Museum, Bruges; and Portrait of a Praying Man, c. 1483, Museo Thyssen Bornemisza, Madrid.

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