Oil on oak panel, 176 x 78,9 cm (right wing)
Hans Memling Museum, Brugge, Belgium
Another detail
How can I tell you what really happened?
Tags: 1400, apocalypse, book, evangelist, hariberth, imagination, john, memling, saint, vision, writing
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MEMLING Hans St John Altarpiece (right wing) 1474-79
Oil on oak panel, 176 x 78,9 cm (right wing)
Hans Memling Museum, Brugge, Belgium
Another detail
How can I tell you what really happened?
Tags: 1400, apocalypse, book, evangelist, hariberth, imagination, john, memling, saint, vision, writing
MEMLING, Hans St John and Veronica Diptych (reverse of the right wing) c. 1483
Hans Memling (Memlinc), Netherlandish, c. 1430 – 1494Oil on wood, 31,6 x 24,4 cm, National Gallery of Art, Washington
The gold chalice with a serpent is a symbol of redemption. It is referring to the legend of St John the Evangelist who, ordered to drink a cup of poisoned wine, made the sign of blessing, and the venom was miraculously drawn from the liquid.
MEMLING, Hans Angel Musicians 1480s
Oil on wood, 165 x 230 cm (each panel)
Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Antwerp
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