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MEMLING, Hans: The Virgin Showing the Man of Sorrows

🖼 The Virgin Showing the Man of Sorrows, c. 1480
Oil on wood
52 × 36 cm
Granada, Spain

Soft gold light illuminates the Virgin's tender gesture toward Christ's wounded body, rendered with jewel-like precision in oil. Memling's devotional image synthesizes Flemish realism with Italian Renaissance grace, creating an emotionally intimate plea for viewer compassion toward Christ's suffering.

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