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Hans Memling

1435 - 1494

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Hans Memling (also spelled Memlinc; c. 1430 – 11 August 1494) was a German-Flemish painter who worked in the tradition of Early Netherlandish painting. Born in the Middle Rhine region, he probably spent his childhood in Mainz. During his apprenticeship as a painter he moved to the Netherlands and spent time in the Brussels workshop of Rogier van der Weyden. In 1465 he was made a citizen of Bruges, where he became one of the leading artists and the master of a large workshop. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 50 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 49 in 2024). Hans Memling is the 103rd most popular painter (up from 126th in 2024), the 236th most popular biography from Germany (up from 292nd in 2019) and the 6th most popular German Painter.

Hans Memling is most famous for his religious paintings.

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Among PAINTERS

Among painters, Hans Memling ranks 103 out of 2,023. Before him are Paul Signac, Sofonisba Anguissola, Claude Lorrain, Andrei Rublev, Filippo Lippi, and Guido Reni. After him are Antonio da Correggio, Matthias Grünewald, Lisa del Giocondo, Ivan Aivazovsky, Jacob van Ruisdael, and Apelles.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1435, Hans Memling ranks 2. Before him is Andrea del Verrocchio. After him are Amadeus IX, Duke of Savoy, Andrea della Robbia, Francis II, Duke of Brittany, Bernt Notke, Michael Pacher, Ashikaga Yoshimasa, Johannes Tinctoris, Pietro Lombardo, Jacob Sprenger, and Sittişah Hatun. Among people deceased in 1494, Hans Memling ranks 3. Before him are Giovanni Pico della Mirandola, and Domenico Ghirlandaio. After him are Ferdinand I of Naples, Poliziano, Gian Galeazzo Sforza, Melozzo da Forlì, Matteo Maria Boiardo, Muhammad XIII of Granada, Yuriy Drohobych, Isabella of Scotland, Duchess of Brittany, and Giosafat Barbaro.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Hans Memling ranks 236 out of 7,253. Before him are Adolf Butenandt (1903), Karlheinz Stockhausen (1928), Emmy Noether (1882), Lothair II, Holy Roman Emperor (1075), Edith Stein (1891), and Arnulf of Carinthia (850). After him are Otto Diels (1876), Alois Alzheimer (1864), Maria Sophie of Bavaria (1841), Matthias Grünewald (1480), Alexander Gottlieb Baumgarten (1714), and Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (1744).

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Among PAINTERS In Germany

Among painters born in Germany, Hans Memling ranks 6. Before him are Albrecht Dürer (1471), Peter Paul Rubens (1577), Caspar David Friedrich (1774), Lucas Cranach the Elder (1472), and Max Ernst (1891). After him are Matthias Grünewald (1480), Ernst Ludwig Kirchner (1880), Franz Marc (1880), Albrecht Altdorfer (1480), Emil Nolde (1867), and Otto Dix (1891).

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