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MEMLING, Hans: Passion (Greverade) Altarpiece (first closed position)

🖼 Passion (Greverade) Altarpiece (first closed position), 1491
Oil on wood (inside the frame, each)
205 × 75 cm
Lübeck, Germany

Intricate gold leaf and jewel-toned panels depict Christ's Passion in meticulous Flemish detail, arranged across hinged wings. This altarpiece's closed position reveals Memling's mastery of narrative composition, influencing Northern European devotional art through its intimate, jewel-like precision and theological clarity.

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