HANS MEMLING

Hans Memling was one of the most important, prolific and versatile painters active in 15th-century Bruges, and one of the leading ar tists of the Early Netherlandish School. Commissioned by Abbot Jan Crabbe, one of Memling's most signifcant and erudite patrons, the triptych of the Crucifixion - in particular its wings, with their complex and meticulously conceived background landscapes and the convincing realism of the portraits - ostentatiously demonstrate Memling's skills and ambitions. Completed around 1470, the triptych was dism...[Read more]