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MEMLING, Hans: Flower Still-life

🖼 Flower Still-life, c. 1490
Oil on oak panel
29.2 × 22.5 cm
Madrid, Spain

Jewel-toned blooms overflow a glass vase in meticulous detail, each petal rendered with luminous precision against dark background. Memling's botanical mastery pioneered the Northern Renaissance still-life tradition, elevating flowers from decorative motif to worthy subject matter deserving artistic devotion.

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