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Sibylla Sambetha
''Sibylla Sambetha'' (''the Persian Sibyl'', also known simply as ''Portrait of a Young Woman'') is a small Panel painting, oil-on-oak painting by the German-Flemish people, Flemish painter Hans Memling. Although the inscriptions on the border of the brown marble frame record that it was completed in 1480, there is no record of the woman portrayed. It has been in the collection of the Old St. John's Hospital in Bruges since 1815.Depoorter (2018), p. 86 The picture shows a young woman who is not prettyMichiels (2008), p. 127 but elegant and well-dressed. Her wealth and status are indicated by her hennin and chain and rings. She is set against a flat, black background and looks outwards, beyond the pictorial frame; avoiding the gaze of the viewer.Hans Memling and His Art . De Digitale Bibliotheek voor de Neder ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hans Memling
Hans Memling (also spelled Memlinc; – 11 August 1494) was a German-Flemish people, Flemish painter who worked in the tradition of Early Netherlandish painting. Born in the Middle Rhine region, he probably spent his childhood in Mainz. During his apprenticeship as a painter he moved to the Netherlands and spent time in the Brussels workshop of Rogier van der Weyden. In 1465 he was made a citizen of Bruges, where he became one of the leading artists and the master of a large workshop. A tax document from 1480 lists him among the wealthiest citizens. Memling's religious works often incorporated donor portraits of the clergymen, aristocrats, and burgher (title), burghers (bankers, merchants, and politicians) who were his patrons. These portraits built upon the styles which Memling learned in his youth. He married Anna de Valkenaere sometime between 1470 and 1480, and they had three children. Memling's art was rediscovered in the 19th century, attaining wide popularity. Life and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
