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MEMLING, Hans: Virgin and Child Enthroned with two Musical Angels

🖼 Virgin and Child Enthroned with two Musical Angels, 1465-67
Oil on oak panel
75.4 × 52.3 cm
Kansas City, USA

Golden light bathes the Virgin enthroned with Christ Child, flanked by angels playing lute and harp, rendered in jewel-toned oils with meticulous detail. Memling's devotional masterpiece epitomizes Flemish sophistication, blending spiritual intimacy with courtly elegance to create a transcendent meditation on divine motherhood.

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