Virgin and Child
This picture was most likely the pendant to a portrait or the central element of a stationary triptych; the apple handed to the Child alludes to Christ as the future Redeemer of mankind. One of Hans Memling’s early sixteenth-century followers based his composition on a Memling painting or on a surviving workshop pattern.
Artwork Details
- Title: Virgin and Child
- Artist: Follower of Hans Memling (Netherlandish, early 16th century)
- Medium: Oil on wood
- Dimensions: Overall 10 3/4 x 8 1/4 in. (27.3 x 21 cm); painted surface 9 x 6 5/8 in. (22.9 x 16.8 cm)
- Classification: Paintings
- Credit Line: The Jules Bache Collection, 1949
- Object Number: 49.7.22
- Curatorial Department: European Paintings
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Hans Memling
early 1480s
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ca. 1455–60
Hans Memling
Early sixteenth century
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Hans Memling
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