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MEMLING, Hans: Tommaso Portinari and his Wife

🖼 Tommaso Portinari and his Wife, c. 1470
Oil on wood (each)
44 × 34 cm
New York, United States

Jewel-toned robes and precise detail define this Flemish double portrait of a merchant couple, rendered with meticulous oil technique. Portinari's commissioning of this work established him as a powerful Florentine banker, documenting his status and wealth through Northern Renaissance sophistication.

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E. H. Gombrich
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