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MEMLING, Hans: Triptych of the Family Moreel (right wing)

🖼 Triptych of the Family Moreel (right wing), 1484
Oil on wood
141 × 87 cm
Bruges, Belgium

Luminous gold leaf and jewel-toned robes frame the kneeling Moreel family in meticulous detail, their devotion captured through intimate portraiture and architectural precision. This right wing panel exemplifies Flemish wealth and piety, establishing the donor portrait as essential to Northern Renaissance altarpieces and secular patronage.

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E. H. Gombrich
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