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MEMLING, Hans: Diptych with the Deposition

🖼 Diptych with the Deposition, 1492-94
Oil on oak panel (each panel)
53.8 × 38.3 cm
Granada, Spain

Soft light bathes two interconnected panels depicting Christ's body lowered from the cross, rendered with meticulous Flemish detail and gold-leafed backgrounds. This intimate diptych format enabled private devotion while showcasing Memling's mastery of emotional narrative and luminous oil technique.

The story of art
The story of art
E. H. Gombrich
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