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MEMLING, Hans: Triptych of Jan Floreins

🖼 Triptych of Jan Floreins, 1479
Oil on oak panel (central panel) (each wing)
46.3 × 57.4 cm
Bruges, Belgium

Luminous gold backgrounds frame three distinct scenes: donors kneel beside saints in jewel-toned robes, rendered with meticulous Flemish detail. This devotional triptych epitomizes Northern Renaissance piety, combining patronage portraiture with spiritual narrative in a format designed for private prayer.

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