Madonna and Child with Angels
after 1479
Medium
oil on panel
Dimensions
painted surface: 57.6 × 46.4 cm (22 11/16 × 18 1/4 in.) overall (panel): 58.8 × 48 cm (23 1/8 × 18 7/8 in.) framed: 69.22 × 57.47 × 9.53 cm (27 1/4 × 22 5/8 × 3 3/4 in.)
Classification
Painting
Department
CNE-R
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Andrew W. Mellon Collection
Accession Number
1937.1.41
Art Historical Context
Hans Memling, one of the leading painters of the Northern Renaissance, created this tender devotional image after 1479 while working in Bruges. Active during a period when the city flourished as a center of trade and artistic patronage, Memling specialized in intimate religious works that combined precise observation with a gentle, harmonious spirit. His paintings often served private devotion, inviting viewers into a quiet moment of spiritual reflection. Painted in oil on panel, the work showcases the luminous color and meticulous detail that Northern artists had perfected by the late fiftee...