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Memling

American  
[mem-ling] / ˈmɛm lɪŋ /
Also Memlinc

noun

  1. Hans c1430–94?, German painter of the Flemish school.


Memling British  
/ ˈmɛmlɪŋ, ˈmɛmlɪŋk /

noun

  1. Hans (hɑns). ?1430–94, Flemish painter of religious works and portraits

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The work, which belongs to the Museo della Città in Rimini, Italy, will be shown alongside the Morgan’s own Renaissance treasures, including paintings by Hans Memling and Perugino and sculptures by Antonio Rossellino.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 9, 2026

Feel free to gawk at Morgan’s study, where paintings by Perugino and Hans Memling hang in front of red damask wallpaper, and don’t miss the unfailingly crisp Della Robbia ceramic reliefs in the marble-soaked rotunda.

From New York Times • Nov. 28, 2019

The main focus of the collection is the works of the Flemish Primitives, including Jan van Eyck, Hans Memling and Hugo van der Goes.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 18, 2017

His shortlisted portrait is of his 14-year-old niece Eliza, and was influenced by the work of the 15th Century painter Hans Memling.

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2015

The rigidity and restraint of Van Eyck and Memling suggest the tentative early efforts of the art of a sober northern race.

From The Gate of Appreciation Studies in the Relation of Art to Life by Noyes, Carleton Eldredge