Memling

American  

[mem-ling] / ˈmɛm lɪŋ /

Also Memlinc

noun

1. Hans c1430–94?, German painter of the Flemish school.

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Memling British  

/ ˈmɛmlɪŋ, ˈmɛmlɪŋk /

noun

1. Hans (hɑns). ?1430–94, Flemish painter of religious works and portraits

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Example Sentences

In 1473, the first known art heist occurred when pirates seized Hans Memling's "The Last Judgment" as it was traveling from Belgium to Florence.

From Salon

During Memling’s lifetime, his work made its way to Italy, France, England and Poland.

From New York Times

In Hans Memling’s famous dual portraits of Tommaso and Maria Portinari — Florentines living in the artist’s home city of Bruges — the two approaches merge.

From New York Times

Now, the Met’s conservators are showing off ongoing beauty treatments in their skylit duplex studio: before-and-after shots of a zhuzhed-up late Rembrandt, a rainbow cross-section of a Picasso with 14 layers of paint, and an underlying portrait design by Memling revealed through the new technique of macro X-ray fluorescence scanning.

From New York Times

Feel free to gawk at Morgan’s study, where paintings by Perugino and Hans Memling hang in front of red damask wallpaper, and don’t miss the unfailingly crisp Della Robbia ceramic reliefs in the marble-soaked rotunda.

From New York Times