Virgin and Child, ca. 1490, Oil on wood, Overall 10 3/4 x 8 1/4 in. (27.3 x 21 cm); painted surface 9 x 6 5/8 in. (22.9 x 16.8 cm), Paintings, Workshop of Hans Memling (Netherlandish, Seligenstadt, active by 1465–died 1494 Bruges), This picture was most likely the pendant to a portrait or the central element of a triptych; the apple handed to the Child alludes to Christ as the future Redeemer of mankind. Although a workshop product, the composition was freely drawn on the panel after a pattern, rather than transferred through mechanical means
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Virgin, Child, ca, 1490, Oil, wood, Overall 10 3/4 x 8 1/4, 27.3 21 cm, painted surface 9 6 5/8, 22.9 16.8, Paintings, Workshop of Hans Memling, Netherlandish, Seligenstadt, active by, 1465–died, 1494, Bruges, picture, pendant, portrait, central element, triptych, apple handed, Child alludes, Christ, future Redeemer, mankind, workshop product, composition, freely drawn, panel, pattern, transferred, mechanical means
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