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MEMLING, Hans: The Donne Triptych

🖼 The Donne Triptych, c. 1475
Oil on oak (central panel) (wings)
70.5 × 70.5 cm
London, United Kingdom

Gilded panels frame three scenes of devotion: the donor kneels before the Virgin and Child while saints John and Baptist flank the composition in jewel-toned robes. Memling's meticulous technique and intimate scale exemplify Northern Renaissance patronage, blending Flemish precision with Italian spiritual ideals to create a deeply personal devotional object.

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