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MEMLING, Hans: Allegory with a Virgin

🖼 Allegory with a Virgin, 1479-80
Oil on oak panel
38.3 × 31.9 cm
Paris, France

Soft light illuminates the Virgin enthroned amid symbolic figures in jewel-toned oils, her presence anchoring a complex allegorical composition. Memling's intricate symbolism reflects Northern Renaissance devotion, weaving theological meaning into intimate domestic scale.

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