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MEMLING, Hans: The Mystic Marriage of St Catherine

🖼 The Mystic Marriage of St Catherine, 1479-80
Oil on wood
67 × 72 cm
New York, United States

Gilt and jewel-toned robes frame an intimate sacred ceremony where Saint Catherine kneels before the Christ Child in a luminous interior. Memling's meticulous Flemish technique and devotional intimacy established the iconic mystical marriage theme, profoundly influencing Northern European religious art.

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