Tommaso di Folco Portinari (1428–1501) und Maria Portinari (Maria Maddalena Baroncelli, geboren 1456)

Wahrscheinlich 1470

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 602

Hans Memling war der führende Maler in Brügge von 1465 bis zu seinem Tod 1494. Diese Porträts zeigen Tommaso und Maria Portinari, Mitglieder der großen italienischen Handelsgemeinde in Brügge, wo Tommaso von 1465 bis 1478 einen Zweig der Banco Medici leitete. Sie zählen zu den Meisterwerken der Renaissance-Kunst im Norden und wurden wahrscheinlich zur Eheschließung des Paares 1470 in Auftrag gegeben, als Maria etwa vierzehn Jahre alt war und Tommaso etwa zweiundvierzig. Die Gemälde bildeten ursprünglich die Flügel eines transportablen Triptychons um ein Andachtsbild der Jungfrau mit Kind.

Tommaso di Folco Portinari (1428–1501); Maria Portinari (Maria Maddalena Baroncelli, born 1456), Hans Memling (Netherlandish, Seligenstadt, active by 1465–died 1494 Bruges), Oil on wood — Due to rights restrictions, this image cannot be enlarged, viewed at full screen, or downloaded.

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14.40.626

14.40.627

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Fig. 1. Hypothetical reconstruction of the portraits of Tommaso and Maria Portinari (The Met, 14.40.626–27) with Hans Memling, "Virgin and Child," ca. 1470, oil on oak, 39.4 x 29.9 cm; painted surface: 37.9 x 28 cm (National Gallery, London). Reconstruction design by Timothy Newbery with Evan Read

Fig. 2. Luca della Robbia, "Virgin and Child," ca. 1455 (The Met, 14.40.685)

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Fig. 3. Unknown Painter, "Isabella of Bourbon and Charles the Bold," mid-sixteenth century, oil on wood, 22 x 28.8 cm (Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Ghent)

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Fig. 4. Netherlandish Painter, "Margaret of York," ca. 1468, oil on oak, 20.5 x 12 cm, (Musée du Louvre, Paris)

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Fig. 5. Hugo van der Goes, detail of Maria Portinari from the "Portinari Triptych," right wing, ca. 1477–78, oil on oak, 253 x 141 cm (Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence)

Fig. 6. Infrared reflectogram of 14.40.626

Fig. 7. Infrared reflectogram of 14.40.627

Fig. 8. X-radiograph of 14.40.626

Fig. 9. X-radiograph of 14.40.627

Fig. 10. Lead distribution map acquired by XRF imaging

Fig. 11. Copper distribution map acquired by XRF imaging; image has been enhanced to make the copper in the hennin more readily visible

Fig. 12. Mercury distribution map acquired by XRF imaging

Fig. 13. Calcium distribution map acquired by XRF imaging

Fig. 14. Photomicrograph of black band (7.5 x magnification)

Fig. 15. Mercury distribution map acquired by XRF imaging

Fig. 16. Copper distribution map acquired by XRF imaging

Fig. 17. Lead distribution map acquired by XRF imaging

Fig. 18. Photomicrograph of blue highlight in drapery (4.75x magnification)

Artwork Details

Titel: Tommaso di Folco Portinari (1428–1501) und Maria Portinari (Maria Maddalena Baroncelli, geboren 1456)

Künstler: Hans Memling, Niederlande, aktiv 1465–94

Datum: Wahrscheinlich 1470

Medium: Öl auf Holz

Dimensionen: Tommaso, insgesamt 44,1 x 33,7 cm; bemalte Fläche 42,2 x 31,8 cm; Maria, insgesamt 44,1 x 34 cm, bemalte Fläche 42,2 x 32,1 cm

Anerkennung: Nachlass Benjamin Altman, 1913

Akzession Nr.: 14.40.626–27

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