Memling, Hans - weltgericht-offen-mitte-unten

St Michael the Archangel is weighing souls and driving the Damned towards Hell. (The kneeling sinner in St. Michael's right-hand pan is a donor portrait of Tommaso Portinari.)

 

Artist: Hans Memling, born between 1433 and 1440 in Seligenstadt at Main, died 1494 in Brügge (Bruges)

 

Painting: triptych of the Last Judgement (Triptychon des Weltgerichts bzw. Das Jüngste Gericht)

also known as: Altar des Jacopo Tani und seiner Frau Caterina Tanagli

 

Dating: 1466-1473

 

Current Location: National Museum of Gdansk (Muzeum Narodowe w Gdańsku)

 

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