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Hans Memling probably worked with Rogier van der Weyden in Brussels before settling in Bruges in 1465. Van der Weyden was well known for his exquisite devotional diptychs, and Memling was influenced by his work, though he made his paired paintings more realistic by setting the figures in a measurable domestic space. This portrait of the unidentified patron and the image of the Virgin and Child were separated many years ago; they were reunited at the Art Institute of Chicago in 1953. Unfortunately, Portrait of a Man in Prayer is in very poor condition; much better preserved is the image Saint Anthony of Padua, presumably the sitter’s patron saint, on the reverse of the portrait. The saint was painted in subdued tones of gray, in imitation of stone, a convention often used on the backs of Netherlandish altarpieces. Anthony of Padua, an important early follower of Saint Francis, was more popular in Italy, Spain and Portugal than in the Low Countries, hence the diptych may have been made for a member of the large foreign community in Bruges.
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| Medium | oil paint (paint) |
| Dimensions | 33 × 41 Cm |
| Tags | saintsmancrossbabieschildrenreligionreligiousreligious figuresDevotionbiblesbookChristian subjectsChristianityreligious attireJesusprayerinteriorvaseriverlandscapewindow |
| Certificate | Certificate not provided |
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Helen Parker, The Christmas Story: Illustrated from the Collections of the Art
Helen Parker, The Christmas Story: Illustrated from the Collections of the Art
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Colin Eisler, Early Netherlandish Painting: 'The Thyssen-
Colin Eisler, Early Netherlandish Painting: 'The Thyssen-
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Maria Corti and Giorgio T. Faggin, L’opera completa di Memling, Milan,
Maria Corti and Giorgio T. Faggin, L’opera completa di Memling, Milan,
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Hélène Verougstraete and Roger van Schoute, “Cadres et supports chez Memling,” in Memling Studies, p. 272, fig. 1.
Hélène Verougstraete and Roger van Schoute, “Cadres et supports chez Memling,” in Memling Studies, p. 272, fig. 1.
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Jacques Vilain, “L’Autoportrait caché dans la peinture flamande du XVe siècle,”
Jacques Vilain, “L’Autoportrait caché dans la peinture flamande du XVe siècle,”
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both in curatorial file]
both in curatorial file]
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Susan Frances Jones in Martha Wolff et al., Northern European and Spanish Paintings before 1600 in the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, 2008, pp. 250-59, ill.
Susan Frances Jones in Martha Wolff et al., Northern European and Spanish Paintings before 1600 in the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, 2008, pp. 250-59, ill.
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Andrea Pearson, Envisioning Gender in Burgundian Devotional Art, 1350–1530: Experience, Authority, Resistance, Aldershot and Burlington, Vt., 2005, p. 197, no. 15.
Andrea Pearson, Envisioning Gender in Burgundian Devotional Art, 1350–1530: Experience, Authority, Resistance, Aldershot and Burlington, Vt., 2005, p. 197, no. 15.
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Till-Holger Borchert, Lorne Campbell, Paula Nuttall, et al., Memling and the Art of Portraiture, exh. cat., Madrid, Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, 2005, pp. 52, 57, 70–72, 142, 175, figs. 57–58, pl. 27.
Till-Holger Borchert, Lorne Campbell, Paula Nuttall, et al., Memling and the Art of Portraiture, exh. cat., Madrid, Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, 2005, pp. 52, 57, 70–72, 142, 175, figs. 57–58, pl. 27.
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Laura D. Gelfand, “Devotion, Imitation, and Social Aspirations: Fifteenth-Century Bruges and a Memling School Madonna and Child,” Cleveland Studies in the History of Art 5
Laura D. Gelfand, “Devotion, Imitation, and Social Aspirations: Fifteenth-Century Bruges and a Memling School Madonna and Child,” Cleveland Studies in the History of Art 5 (2000), p. 13.
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Heinrich Schwarz, “The Mirror of the Artist and the Mirror of the Devout: Observations on Some Paintings, Drawings and Prints of the Fifteenth Century,” in Studies in the History of Art Dedicated to William E. Suida on His Eightieth Birthda...
Heinrich Schwarz, “The Mirror of the Artist and the Mirror of the Devout: Observations on Some Paintings, Drawings and Prints of the Fifteenth Century,” in Studies in the History of Art Dedicated to William E. Suida on His Eightieth Birthday, London, 1959, pp. 99–100.
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Helen Comstock, “A Memling Diptych Reunited,” Connoisseur 134
Helen Comstock, “A Memling Diptych Reunited,” Connoisseur 134 (1954), p. 73 (ill.).
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given to the Art Institute, 1953.
given to the Art Institute, 1953.
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Leo van Puyvelde, La Peinture flamande au siècle des Van Eyck, Paris and New York, 1953, p. 266.
Leo van Puyvelde, La Peinture flamande au siècle des Van Eyck, Paris and New York, 1953, p. 266.
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Charles Fabens Kelley, “Chicago: Record Years,” Art News 51, 4
Charles Fabens Kelley, “Chicago: Record Years,” Art News 51, 4 (1952), p. 107.
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Heinrich Schwarz, “The Mirror in Art,” Art Quarterly 15
Heinrich Schwarz, “The Mirror in Art,” Art Quarterly 15 (1952), p. 100.
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sold to Arthur Sachs, New York, 1929 [letter from Friedländer to Arthur Sachs, Mar....
sold to Arthur Sachs, New York, 1929 [letter from Friedländer to Arthur Sachs, Mar. 16, 1951, and letter from Sachs to Waltraut van der Rohe, Mar. 2, 1957
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“A Tour of the World of Art in 150 Masterpieces,” Masterpieces 1
“A Tour of the World of Art in 150 Masterpieces,” Masterpieces 1 (1950), p. 50.
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Institute of Chicago, Chicago, 1949, n.pag.
Institute of Chicago, Chicago, 1949, n.pag. (ill.).
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Harry B. Wehle and Margaretta Salinger, A Catalogue of Early Flemish, Dutch and German Paintings, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 1947, p. 71.
Harry B. Wehle and Margaretta Salinger, A Catalogue of Early Flemish, Dutch and German Paintings, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 1947, p. 71.
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Paul Mitchell and Lynn Roberts, “Frame,” in Dictionary of Art, vol. 11, 1996, pp. 439–40.
Paul Mitchell and Lynn Roberts, “Frame,” in Dictionary of Art, vol. 11, 1996, pp. 439–40.
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Maximiliaan P. J. Martens, “De opdrachtgevers van Hans Memling,” in Hans Memling: Essays, ed. Dirk de Vos, Bruges, 1994, p. 27 n. 112.
Maximiliaan P. J. Martens, “De opdrachtgevers van Hans Memling,” in Hans Memling: Essays, ed. Dirk de Vos, Bruges, 1994, p. 27 n. 112.
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Charles H. Duncan, “Mirrors and Reflections in Early Netherlandish Painting,” M.A. thesis, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, 1994, pp. 57–64.
Charles H. Duncan, “Mirrors and Reflections in Early Netherlandish Painting,” M.A. thesis, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, 1994, pp. 57–64.
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Barbara M. Thiemann, Hans Memling: Ein Beiträg zum Verständnis seiner Gestaltungsprinzipien, Frankfurt-am-Main, 1994, pp. 153–54.
Barbara M. Thiemann, Hans Memling: Ein Beiträg zum Verständnis seiner Gestaltungsprinzipien, Frankfurt-am-Main, 1994, pp. 153–54.
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Laura Deborah Gelfand, “Fifteenth-Century Netherlandish Devotional Portrait Diptychs: Origins and Function,” Ph.D. diss., Case Western Reserve University, 1994, pp. 107–11.
Laura Deborah Gelfand, “Fifteenth-Century Netherlandish Devotional Portrait Diptychs: Origins and Function,” Ph.D. diss., Case Western Reserve University, 1994, pp. 107–11.
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Barbara G. Lane, “The Question of Memling’s Training,” in Memling Studies: Proceedings of the International Colloquium
Barbara G. Lane, “The Question of Memling’s Training,” in Memling Studies: Proceedings of the International Colloquium (Bruges, 10–12 November, 1994), ed. Hélène Verougstraete, Roger van Schoute, and Maurits Smeyers, Leuven, 1997, pp. 53–70, fig. 6.
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Dirk de Vos, Hans Memling: The Complete Works, Antwerp and Ghent, 1994, pp. 220–21, 380, no. 55.
Dirk de Vos, Hans Memling: The Complete Works, Antwerp and Ghent, 1994, pp. 220–21, 380, no. 55.
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Guy Bauman and Walter A. Liedtke, Flemish Paintings in America: A Survey of Early Netherlandish and Flemish Paintings in the Public Collections of North America, Antwerp, 1992 , p. 352, nos. 344a–b.
Guy Bauman and Walter A. Liedtke, Flemish Paintings in America: A Survey of Early Netherlandish and Flemish Paintings in the Public Collections of North America, Antwerp, 1992 , p. 352, nos. 344a–b.
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Angelica Dülberg, Privatporträts: Geschichte und Ikonologie einer Gattung im 15. und 16. Jahrhundert, Berlin, 1990, pp. 69 n. 391, 164, 259, no. 236, pl. 148.
Angelica Dülberg, Privatporträts: Geschichte und Ikonologie einer Gattung im 15. und 16. Jahrhundert, Berlin, 1990, pp. 69 n. 391, 164, 259, no. 236, pl. 148.
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Edwin Buijsen, “The Iconography of St. Antony of Padua in Flemish Art up to the Counter-Reformation,” Santo 29
Edwin Buijsen, “The Iconography of St. Antony of Padua in Flemish Art up to the Counter-Reformation,” Santo 29 (1989), pp. 6–7, fig. 4.
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Bornemisza Collection, London, 1989, p. 111, fig. 6.
Bornemisza Collection, London, 1989, p. 111, fig. 6.
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Martha Wolff, “An Image of Compassion: Dieric Bouts’s ‘Sorrowing Madonna,’” AIC Museum Studies 15
Martha Wolff, “An Image of Compassion: Dieric Bouts’s ‘Sorrowing Madonna,’” AIC Museum Studies 15 (1989), pp. 116–17.
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Marion Grams-Thieme, Lebendige Steine: Studien zur niederländischen Grisaillemalerei des 15. und fru_hen 16. Jahrhunderts, Cologne, 1988, pp. 234–36.
Marion Grams-Thieme, Lebendige Steine: Studien zur niederländischen Grisaillemalerei des 15. und fru_hen 16. Jahrhunderts, Cologne, 1988, pp. 234–36.
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Larry Silver, “The ‘Gothic’ Gossaert: Native and Traditional Elements in a Mabuse Madonna,” Pantheon 45
Larry Silver, “The ‘Gothic’ Gossaert: Native and Traditional Elements in a Mabuse Madonna,” Pantheon 45 (1987), pp. 62–63, fig. 14.
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Larry Silver, The Paintings of Quinten Massys with Catalogue Raisonné, Montclair, N.J., 1984, p. 181, pl. 137.
Larry Silver, The Paintings of Quinten Massys with Catalogue Raisonné, Montclair, N.J., 1984, p. 181, pl. 137.
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Ingrid Verhoeven, “De chronologie der portretten van Hans Memling,” M.A. thesis, Licentieverhandeling, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, 1984–85, pp. 115–18, figs. 61–62.
Ingrid Verhoeven, “De chronologie der portretten van Hans Memling,” M.A. thesis, Licentieverhandeling, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, 1984–85, pp. 115–18, figs. 61–62.
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Susanne Bäumler, “Studien zum Adorationsdiptychon: Entstehung, Fru_hgeschichte und Entwicklung eines privaten Andachtsbildes mit Adorantendarstellung,” Ph.D. diss., Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, Munich, 1983, pp. 52, 75, 169–71, cat. 12.
Susanne Bäumler, “Studien zum Adorationsdiptychon: Entstehung, Fru_hgeschichte und Entwicklung eines privaten Andachtsbildes mit Adorantendarstellung,” Ph.D. diss., Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, Munich, 1983, pp. 52, 75, 169–71, cat. 12.
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Vida Joyce Hull, “Hans Memling’s Paintings for the Hospital of Saint John in Bruges,” Ph.D. diss., Bryn Mawr College, 1979
Vida Joyce Hull, “Hans Memling’s Paintings for the Hospital of Saint John in Bruges,” Ph.D. diss., Bryn Mawr College, 1979 (New York, 1981), p. 219.
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John D. Morse, Old Master Paintings in North America, New York, 1979, p. 198.
John D. Morse, Old Master Paintings in North America, New York, 1979, p. 198.
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The Art Institute of Chicago, 100 Masterpieces, 1978, pp. 44–45, no. 8.
The Art Institute of Chicago, 100 Masterpieces, 1978, pp. 44–45, no. 8.
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Jan Bia_ostocki, “Man and Mirror in Painting: Reality and Transience,” in Studies in Late Medieval and Renaissance Painting in Honor of Millard Meiss, ed. Irving Lavin and John Plummer, vol. 1, New York, 1977, p. 65.
Jan Bia_ostocki, “Man and Mirror in Painting: Reality and Transience,” in Studies in Late Medieval and Renaissance Painting in Honor of Millard Meiss, ed. Irving Lavin and John Plummer, vol. 1, New York, 1977, p. 65.
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Jane B. Friedman, “An Iconological Examination of the Half-Length Devotional Portrait Diptych in the Netherlands, 1460–1530,” Ph.D. diss., University of California, Los Angeles, 1977, pp. 106–07, 113–15, fig. 25.
Jane B. Friedman, “An Iconological Examination of the Half-Length Devotional Portrait Diptych in the Netherlands, 1460–1530,” Ph.D. diss., University of California, Los Angeles, 1977, pp. 106–07, 113–15, fig. 25.
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Max J. Friedländer, Die altniederländische Malerei; rev. English ed., Early Netherlandish Painting, Brussels and Leiden, 1971, pp. 52, 56, nos. 50, 92, pl. 98.
Max J. Friedländer, Die altniederländische Malerei; rev. English ed., Early Netherlandish Painting, Brussels and Leiden, 1971, pp. 52, 56, nos. 50, 92, pl. 98.
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John Maxon, The Art Institute of Chicago, London, 1970, pp. 28–29
John Maxon, The Art Institute of Chicago, London, 1970, pp. 28–29 (ill.), 283.
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Revue de l’art, no. 8
Revue de l’art, no. 8 (1970), pp. 53, 55 n. 12.
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1969, no. 28a–c.
1969, no. 28a–c.
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Frederick A. Sweet, “Great Chicago Collectors,” Apollo 84
Frederick A. Sweet, “Great Chicago Collectors,” Apollo 84 (1966), pp. 198–99, fig. 24 (1933.1050).
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Sixten Ringbom, Icon to Narrative: The Rise of the Dramatic Close-up in Fifteenth-Century Devotional Painting, Åbo, 1965
Sixten Ringbom, Icon to Narrative: The Rise of the Dramatic Close-up in Fifteenth-Century Devotional Painting, Åbo, 1965 (repr., Doornspijk, 1984), p. 46; 2nd ed., 1984, p. 46 n. 36.
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Roger van Schoute, La Chapelle royale de Grenade, Corpus de la peinture des anciens Pays-Bas méridionaux au quinzième siècle, 6, Brussels, 1963, p. 75.
Roger van Schoute, La Chapelle royale de Grenade, Corpus de la peinture des anciens Pays-Bas méridionaux au quinzième siècle, 6, Brussels, 1963, p. 75.
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The Art Institute of Chicago, Paintings in The Art Institute of Chicago: A Catalogue of the Picture Collection, 1961, pp. 144–45
The Art Institute of Chicago, Paintings in The Art Institute of Chicago: A Catalogue of the Picture Collection, 1961, pp. 144–45 (ill.), 309–10.
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