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MEMLING, Hans: Virgin Suckling the Child

🖼 Virgin Suckling the Child, 1487-90
Oil on oak panel, diameter 18 cm

Soft brushwork captures intimate tenderness as Mary nurses the Christ Child, rendered in luminous oils with exquisite detail. This devotional image exemplifies Flemish mastery of domestic spirituality, transforming sacred mystery into touchingly human maternal affection.

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E. H. Gombrich
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