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American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- Memling, Hans 1430?-1494. Flemish painter of portraits and, more notably, religious works, such as the triptych Adoration of the Magi (1479).
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“Memling was apprenticed to Rogier van der Weyden in Brussels and, after his death, moved to Bruges, where you'll have to go if you want to see a good quantity of his work.”
“Memling had the ability to animate his portraits, allowing you to imagine how his sitters looked in motion.”
“In recent years, one-person loan shows comprising stellar paintings by Cimabue, Hans Memling and Paolo Veronese artists in the Frick's permanent collection have been mounted with astounding results.”
“Jean Fouquet and Hans Memling were photographed and woven into jacquards, imprinted on silks, or embroidered onto garments.”
“Maastricht is his new mainstay — he's come for the last five years, and now his collection includes illuminated manuscripts, 15th-century gold altarpieces and works by Dutch Old Master Hans Memling.”
“The most valuable missing treasure was the painting Madonna with Child by revered Flemish artist Hans Memling.”
“Giancola describes himself and his work as a 'classical-abstract-realist working with science fiction and fantasy' and lists Hans Memling, Jan Van Eyck, Velazquez, Caravaggio, Vermeer, Piet Mondrian, Rembrandt, Rubens and Titian as his favorite artists.”
“They kept the show on the road by disposing of many goodies — a Rubens, a Rembrandt, a Memling triptych and Holbein ' s life-size cartoon of Henrys VII and VIII all went to the national museums — though even then it was years before the tax gatherers could be paid off.”
“Subjects have included Goya ' s last works, Veronese ' s allegories and Memling ' s portraits.”
“Precious objects have been added to the room including a 1530 globe one of the earliest known globes recording the world as explored by Verrazano, a 16th century bronze St. John the Baptist, and paintings by such artists as Hans Memling and Jacopo Tintoretto.”
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