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MEMLING, Hans: Virgin and Child

🖼 Virgin and Child, c. 1478
Oil on oak panel
33.4 × 23.8 cm
Philadelphia, USA

Soft golden light bathes the Virgin's serene face as she gazes downward, cradling the Christ Child in meticulous oil detail. Memling's intimate composition epitomizes Flemish devotional art, blending spiritual tenderness with extraordinary technical precision to create an iconic Renaissance image.

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E. H. Gombrich
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