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MEMLING, Hans: Triptych of the Resurrection

🖼 Triptych of the Resurrection, c. 1490
Oil on wood (central panel) (each wing)
62 × 45 cm
Paris, France

Luminous gold leaf frames Christ's triumphant ascension, flanked by saints in jewel-toned robes across three panels rendered in meticulous Flemish detail. Memling's triptych synthesizes religious devotion with innovative perspective, establishing the Northern Renaissance mastery of light and spatial harmony that influenced European art for generations.

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