Hans Memling
(German, ca. 1430−1494)
Place ActiveBruges, Germany, Europe
BiographyBorn at Seligenstadt, near Frankfurt, Memling spent much of his life in Bruges, where he was recorded as a new citizen in 1465. Documents show that he became one of the city’s more prosperous residents, attracting a cosmopolitan clientele from all over Europe. In addition to portraits, Memling painted many religious subjects. Source: Art in The Frick Collection: Paintings, Sculpture, Decorative Arts, New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1996.
