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MEMLING, Hans: Angel Musicians

🖼 Angel Musicians, 1480s
Oil on wood (each panel)
165 × 230 cm
Antwerp, Belgium

Delicate gold leaf and jewel-toned robes frame four ethereal figures playing lutes and pipes in perfect symmetry. Memling's celestial musicians exemplify Northern Renaissance ideals of divine harmony, influencing devotional art across Europe for centuries.

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