Hans Memling

On a spring evening, the sun is setting behind the young gentleman, and in the shadow Along the river, two white swans are startled by a knight riding at a slow trot. In the sky, faint traces of clouds linger, and peace reigns in the character's brown eyes. A solid nose, her lips like a gull's wings and a receding chin with a dimple. She has her white shirt turned inside out on a jacket made of fabric fastened with a cord. Between the fingers, clean, well-groomed nails, tossed a coin bearing the likeness of Claudius Caesar, Roman emperor. An invisible man, perhaps a collector. Not much different from this character immersed in a blue sky with small glimpse of landscape. The author of this second work is Antonello da Messina, while the The previous one had long been attributed to Antonello, erroneously. The portraits of Antonello In general, they do not have a landscape as a backdrop, unlike those of Hans Memling, who was formed in this manner. In the workshop of Roger van Weyden in Brussels, this outstanding portraitist as well. The subject what we see is Philip the Fair, his work. In 1465, that is at the age of twenty, he becomes a citizen of Brussels, and two years later, Hans begins the critical judgment of the commissioned Universal Judgment from the Florentine banker Angelo Tani, who had offices in Bruges. The panel had a long life distressed, the ship that was supposed to transport her before she reached Tuscany was attacked by pirates, They looted the entire treasure, including the triptych, which was then unloaded at Anzico. If in Italy The major works were mostly frescoes, whereas in Bruges and its surroundings, altarpieces were predominantly produced. A compartment, often painted on the web. Let us first examine the universal judgment. by Roger van der Weyden, created in 1451 for the canon Nicolas Roland, for the hospital he Founded in Beaune, in Burgundy. And now we observe that of Memming. Jesus is seated on the rainbow. He places his feet on the globe. Below him, the archangel Michael. He does not weigh the souls; he lines them up. To his right, the saved; to his left, the damned. The marks of martyrdom are in the main painting. Roger had placed them in separate frames. Maria opens the circle of the apostles who are conclude with Giovanni. Roger had distributed them across four canvases. So far, the similarities; but at a glance One can immediately sense that the two masterpieces are not separated by 14 years, but by an entire artistic era. From graceful and refined, from the golden background to the perspectival spaces and the skill demonstrated in its The first important work is impressive. Hence, it is no surprise that the hospital of San Giovanni he had commissioned the altarpiece depicting the Decollation of Saint John. Sacred Conversation with Mary on the throne and Saint John on Patmos. In the first panel, the perspective is descending. on our right, and it extends into the distance where two rivers converge and mountains rise. A On the left is the ascending one, granting us the opportunity to witness Herod's banquet and Salome's dance. Genius solution. The earlier, the seduction, is distant, and the consequences of that pact, Now, it is before us. Perfect. Memling had a good disposition, entirely devoted to his workshop and home. He married Tanne, who died in 1487, leaving him three children. He did not dispute to obtain payments, In short, a serene man, just like the atmosphere in the royal chamber of Mary. She is reading. A Angelo holds the book for her because she is busy with the child who wants to marry Saint Catherine of Alexandria. As a musician arpeggiates, smiling angelically, Barbara reads, holding the The text is too far away. Centuries have passed since it became legendary, and a bit of presbyopia as well. It can be there. Through the open colonnades, the city of Brusa is glimpsed. On Patmos, John Behold the vision of the Apocalypse: the riders, the fires in heaven and on earth, and the judging God. She is the figure of him, of admirable realism, the soft drapery, while the rest, Including the rock, which seems like a hand approaching, is excessive for us. Observe the sweetness of this young, mysterious figure, the chosen color tones, all shades and gradients of the flesh on the body, continuing into the luminous gray of the veil, which allows the hair to show through Biondi collected by a black ribbon, the color to our right, that is, in the half-shadow, Gradually it grows dark. We like to conclude with a surprise. Have you ever seen the announced ones? just as ready to welcome the announcement, and once it's made, they unhesitatingly display an advanced state Conception? A clever device, for art is astonishing!