Portrait of an Elderly Woman with a Bee, In the school of Hans Memling (c. 1430 – 11 August 1494)

Hans Memling was a German- Flemish painter who worked in the tradition of Early Netherlandish painting. 

In 1465 he was made a citizen of Bruges, where he became one of the leading artists and the master of a large workshop. A tax document from 1480 lists him among the wealthiest citizens. Memling's religious works often incorporated donor portraits of the clergymen, aristocrats, and burghers (bankers, merchants, and politicians) who were his patrons. These portraits built upon the styles which Memling learned in his youth.

This remarkable portrait, from the school of Hans Memling, captures the quiet dignity of an elderly woman in the Northern Renaissance tradition. The bee on her veil symbolizes purity, industriousness, and faith, while Memling’s attention to human expression gives the sitter a serene presence. A deeply human work that balances realism and symbolism.

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