Hans Memling, Madonna and Child Enthroned with Saints (central panel of St. John Altarpiece, with Mystical Marriage of St. Catherine), ca. 1479, Bruges
Painter: Hans Memling (Seligenstadt ca. 1430 -- 1494 Bruges)
Date: signed 'Opus Iohannis Memling 1479'
Original location: created for the high altar of the chapel in St. John's hospital (Sint-Janshospitaal), Bruges
Collection: Bruges: Memlingmuseum-- Sint Janshospitaal
Medium and Size: oil on panel
173.6 x 173.7 cm central panel
Literature: Borchert et al 2005, pp. 27-32
Notes: The Mystical Marriage of St. Catherine forms the central panel of the Triptych of the Two St. Johns, and celebrates two sacraments-- matrimony and Eucharist. See the entire triptych, including the closed wings, in the set Related Paintings.
The closed wings of the panel depict the donors -- two of the hospital's friars, Antheunis Seghers and Jacob Ceuninc, and two nuns, Agnes Casembrood and Clara van Hulsen-- who appear with their name saints, Anthony, James, Agnes and Clare. In Borchert's words" 'The hospital possessed relics of these saints, who were also invoked against a variety of illnesses, both of which circumstances explain their presence on the hospital's high altar.' p. 30.
Carpet type: Yellow ground / Star motif
The Carpet Index
Lauren Arnold, last update 8/19/11
laurenarnold@cs.com
Hans Memling, Madonna and Child Enthroned with Saints (central panel of St. John Altarpiece, with Mystical Marriage of St. Catherine), ca. 1479, Bruges
Painter: Hans Memling (Seligenstadt ca. 1430 -- 1494 Bruges)
Date: signed 'Opus Iohannis Memling 1479'
Original location: created for the high altar of the chapel in St. John's hospital (Sint-Janshospitaal), Bruges
Collection: Bruges: Memlingmuseum-- Sint Janshospitaal
Medium and Size: oil on panel
173.6 x 173.7 cm central panel
Literature: Borchert et al 2005, pp. 27-32
Notes: The Mystical Marriage of St. Catherine forms the central panel of the Triptych of the Two St. Johns, and celebrates two sacraments-- matrimony and Eucharist. See the entire triptych, including the closed wings, in the set Related Paintings.
The closed wings of the panel depict the donors -- two of the hospital's friars, Antheunis Seghers and Jacob Ceuninc, and two nuns, Agnes Casembrood and Clara van Hulsen-- who appear with their name saints, Anthony, James, Agnes and Clare. In Borchert's words" 'The hospital possessed relics of these saints, who were also invoked against a variety of illnesses, both of which circumstances explain their presence on the hospital's high altar.' p. 30.
Carpet type: Yellow ground / Star motif
The Carpet Index
Lauren Arnold, last update 8/19/11
laurenarnold@cs.com