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The Annunciation
Hans Memling · ca. 1465–70
- Artist
- Hans Memling Netherlandish, Seligenstadt, active by 1465–died 1494 Bruges
- Date
- ca. 1465–70
- Medium
- Oil on wood
- Size
- 73 1/4 x 45 1/4 in. (186.1 x 114.9 cm)
- Where to see it
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917 · CC0 Public Domain · The Met · see it at the museum ↗
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- The light Find the brightest spot. What is it showing you?
- The edges Look at what is half cut off at the borders.
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About Hans Memling
Hans Memling 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. During his apprenticeship as a painter he moved to the Netherlands and spent time in the Brussels workshop of Rogier van der Weyden. In 1465 he was made a citizen of Bruges, where he became one of the leading artists and the master of a large workshop. A tax document from 1480 lists him among the wealthiest citizens. Memling's religious works often incorporated donor portraits of the clergymen, aristocrats, and burgher
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