Triptych
- Artist
- Hans Memling
- Date
- c.1485
- Style
- Northern renaissance
- Genre
- Religious painting
- Location
- Kunsthistorisches Museum
Hans Memling’s Triptych (c. 1485) exemplifies Northern renaissance Religious painting crafted with exquisite detail on wood. This oil-based artwork features a triptych format, with a central panel depicting Christ's last judgment, where He presides over humanity. On the left, angels and St. Peter guide the saved into heaven, while the right panel shows St Michael weighing souls, determining their fate. Memling's masterful use of color and composition exemplifies Northern renaissance artistry, offering a profound religious commentary through its detailed and symbolic imagery.
Related artworks
- Triptych of the Family Moreel (closed) by Hans Memling
- Wings of a Triptych by Hans Memling
- Triptych of Adriaan Reins closed by Hans Memling
- Billiards by Gustave Caillebotte
- Triptych of Adriaan Reins by Hans Memling
- Bathers on the Banks of the Yerres by Gustave Caillebotte
- Midday Sun by Vladimir Makovsky
- Portrait of the Drummond Family by Benjamin West
- Nu assis by Tsuguharu Foujita
- Sitting Woman with a Wooden Sculpture by Ernst Ludwig Kirchner