1472
oil
panel
From the collection of National Gallery of Canada
Virgin and Child with St Anthony the Abbot and a Donor is a 1472 oil by Hans Memling, a Northern Renaissance work, depicting Anthony the Great, held at National Gallery of Canada.
This painting shows a woman in a long red robe holding a baby. The woman has red hair and is looking down at the baby. A man with a white beard is standing behind them, and another man is kneeling in front of them with his hands together. The background is dark, but there are some windows and a chair visible. The woman's robe is a deep red color, and the baby is wearing a white shirt. The man with the white beard has a serious expression on his face. The kneeling man is looking up at the woman and baby. You can learn more about this painting by looking up the artist Hans Memling.
Hans Memling was a German-Flemish painter who worked in the tradition of Early Netherlandish painting.
See the richer artist page
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