Hans Memling was born on 1435[1] in Seligenstadt[2]. He died on August 11, 1494[3], in Bruges[4]. He worked as a painter[5], artist[6], visual artist[7], and draftsperson[8]. He ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,160 views/month, #7,114 of 1,000,298).[9]
Country of citizenship: Habsburg Netherlands[15], Germany[16]
Notable work: St John Altarpiece[17], Advent and Triumph of Christ[18], The Last Judgment[19], Greverade Triptych[20], Diptych of Maarten van Nieuwenhove[21], Bembo diptych[22], Tommaso di Folco Portinari (1428–1501); Maria Portinari (Maria Maddalena Baroncelli, born 1456)[23], Master of the Prado Adoration of the Magi[24], Portrait of a Man[25], Portrait of an old man[26], Portrait of a man of the family Lespinette[27], Portrait of an Elderly Woman[28], The Canon Gilles Joye[29], Portrait of Jacob Obrecht[30]
Things named for Hans Memling include Memling[43].
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Hans Memling has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[44] He is known by 67 alternative names across languages and contexts.[45]
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