Madonna of Jacob Floreins
Hans Memling Β· 1485
Why it's great
Mary and the baby Jesus sit between saints in a rich red tent, with a family kneeling in front of them. Hans Memling painted it in 1485, and the family members are shown as if they were real.
Where to see it
π Louvre MuseumParis, France
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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.


