Hans Memling

Hans Memling
Hans Memling, CC BY-SA 3.0

(1435–1494) flamländsk renässansmålare

Hans Memling (Germany, 1435–1494) is listed in the catalogue as a painter and a draughtsman. By year of birth, Hans Memling belongs to the chapter ‘The Renaissance’ in this site’s history of art.

Hans Memling was born in Seligenstadt and died in Bruges. Hans Memling studied under Rogier van der Weyden. Hans Memling worked in Cologne, Brussels, and Bruges. Wikidata associates Hans Memling with Early Netherlandish painting.

The best-known works include ‘St John Altarpiece’, ‘Advent and Triumph of Christ’, ‘The Last Judgment’, and ‘Greverade Triptych’. The catalogue has 154 works by Hans Memling with free images. The dated works span the years 1400–1550. Works by Hans Memling are held by several collections, among them National Gallery, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Département des peintures du Louvre, and Uffizierna. Wikidata links 143 works to movements covered in the chapter ‘The Renaissance’.

Contemporary artists in the same chapter include Hermen Rode, Michael Wolgemut, Andrea del Verrocchio, Bertoldo di Giovanni, and Niccolò dell'Arca.