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Diptych of Maarten van Nieuwenhove
Hans Memling
1487
Oil on panel; 44.7 x 33.5 cm (each panel); 52 x 41.5 (each panel with frame)
Bruges, Sint-Janshospitaal, Memlingmuseum
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| The spatial conception of the painting is unique in Memling’s work. The frames of the panels seem to have been conceived as the two front windows of a small rectangular room, which is visible in the convex mirror behind the Virgin. |
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Diptych of Maarten van Nieuwenhove, detail | |
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