Central Panel, Triptych of St John the Baptist and St John the Evangelist; ; Mystic Marriage of St. Catherine;

Although born in Germany, Hans Memling spent most of his career working in the Flemish town of Bruges. The triptych of St John the Baptist and St John the Evangelist (1479) also known as the Mystic Marriage of St Catherine is a wonderful example of his distinct style, which combines Germanic spirituality and gracefulness with the Flemish obsession for rich, naturalistic detail. This image depicts the central panel of the triptych, in which the virgin and child sit under a balcony of honor flanked by two male saints, John the Baptist in a rough garment of camel’s hair and John the Evangelist in... Mehr ...