Memling

[ mem-ling ]

/ ˈmɛm lɪŋ /

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noun

Hans

[hahns], /hɑns/, c1430–94?, German painter of the Flemish school.

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Also Mem·linc

[mem-lingk]. /ˈmɛm lɪŋk/.

Words nearby Memling

me-media, memeify, Memel, memento, memento mori, Memling, Memnon, Memnonia, memo, memoir, memoirist

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How to use Memling in a sentence

The rigidity and restraint of Van Eyck and Memling suggest the tentative early efforts of the art of a sober northern race.
The Gate of Appreciation|Carleton Noyes
He sees things with more perfect rightness than Memling, and also in a bigger and some summary way.
The Mind of the Artist|Various
A miniature from the Breviary of the cardinal Grimani, attributed to Memling.
Manners, Custom and Dress During the Middle Ages and During the Renaissance Period|Paul Lacroix
Her face is even more like an old Memling portrait than is the picture.
Glimpses of Three Coasts|Helen Hunt Jackson

The van Eycks and Memling were the lineal descendants of these artists.
The Spell of Belgium|Isabel Anderson

British Dictionary definitions for Memling

Memling

Memlinc (ˈmɛmlɪŋk)

/ (ˈmɛmlɪŋ) /

noun

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

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