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Hans Memling

Portrait of a Man

Last quarter of the 15th century
Oil on panel
34 × 25.1 cm (13.4 × 9.9 in)

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Based in Bruges, Hans Memling was primarily a painter of devotional artwork. Portraiture played an important role within this genre, however, as he had to capture the likenesses of saints and of the works' patrons. Memling painted about 30 individual portraits; this one, depicting an unknown sitter, was created by one of his followers. The background of waterways and lush countryside was a popular motif with Italian merchants and bankers working in the commercial city of Bruges.

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