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Hans Memling (also spelled Memlinc; c. 1430 – 11 August 1494) was a German-Flemish painter who worked in the tradition of Early Netherlandish painting. Born in the Middle Rhine region, he probably spent his childhood in Mainz.
Flemish painter Hans Memling developed the realistic representation of human figures, architectural constructions, and landscapes.
- Early Netherlandish
- Seligenstadt, Germany
Hans Memling (born c. 1430–40, Seligenstadt, near Frankfurt am Main [Germany]—died August 11, 1494, Bruges [Belgium]) was a leading South Netherlandish painter of the Bruges school during the period of the city’s political and commercial decline.
- James E. Snyder
Hans Memling (also spelled Memlinc; c. 1430 – 11 August 1494) was a German painter who moved to Flanders and worked in the tradition of Early Netherlandish painting. He was born in the Middle Rhine region, and probably spent his childhood in Mainz.
- Flemish
- Seligenstadt, Germany
Hans Memling is recorded as a citizen in Bruges in 1465 and was the leading artist there for the rest of his life. His work is strongly influenced by Rogier van der Weyden. Memling became especially popular in the 19th century and his art is well represented in the National Gallery.
Hans Memling. Saint Anthony of Padua, 1485/90. Gift of Arthur Sachs. One of the most important painters in the southern Netherlands in the second half of the 15th century, Hans Memling was part of the generation that followed Jan van Eyck and Rogier van der Weyden.
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ca. 1465–70. On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 636. One of the largest surviving depictions of the Annunciation, this imposing painting was most likely commissioned by Ferry de Clugny, whose family coat of arms—the two joined keys—decorates the carpet and stained-glass window.
