MEMLING, Hans
Biography
Madonna enthroned with Child and two Angels
1480 circa
Oil on wood, 57 x 42 cm
Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence
Artist of German origin, active in Bruxelles
and Bruges during the second half of 15th century, Memling often painted
sacred scenes with a sense of serene harmony and decorative elegance. In
this work splendor of the colours dominates the foreground, with the Madonna's
throne framed in an arch and adorned with festoons of leaves, fruit and
flowers held by putti: a set of motifs that clearly reveal the artist's
attention to Italian models of Venetian art, while peculiarly Flemish is
the natural landscape on the background.
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