Flemish artist of German origin, active in the Netherlands in the second half of the XV century. Born in Seligenstadt, near Frankfurt in the Middle Rhein region, it is believed that Memling served his apprenticeship at Mainz or Cologne, and later worked in the Netherlands under Rogier van der Weyden (c. 1455–1460). He then went to Bruges around 1465.
His paintings are stored in museums and public art galleries: you can find on our website Acurela.com two of his masterpieces -Portrait of a Man Reading- and also -Portrait of a women at Prayer- other important pieces of his work are -The Virgin and Child between St James and St Dominic-, -Last Judgement, Triptych- and many others.
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