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MEMLING, Hans: Portrait of a Young Man

🖼 Portrait of a Young Man, 1485-90
Oil on oak panel
29.2 × 22.5 cm
Madrid, Spain

Soft light models a youthful face rendered in meticulous detail, set against a distant landscape. Memling's intimate portrait exemplifies Northern Renaissance mastery of oil technique and psychological depth, establishing the psychological portrait as a major artistic form.

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