Diptych of Maarten van Nieuwenhove
Hans Memling · 1487
Why it's great
A young man kneels on one panel, and on the other Mary holds the baby Jesus, offering him an apple. Hans Memling painted it in 1487, and in the round mirror behind Mary you can see the whole room.
Where to see it
📍 Sint-JanshospitaalBruges, Belgium
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Hans Memling was born in Germany in about 1435 and became the most successful painter in Bruges, in what is now Belgium. His calm, sweet and beautifully detailed religious pictures and portraits were bought by rich merchants and bankers from all over Europe. He died in Bruges in 1494.
