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Triptych by Hans Memling
Hans Memling 's Last Judgement , c. late 1460s, National Museum , Gdańsk
The Last Judgment is a triptych attributed to Flemish painter Hans Memling and was painted between 1467 and 1471. It is now in the National Museum in Gdańsk in Poland . It was commissioned by Angelo Tani,[ 1] an agent of the Medici at Bruges , but was captured at sea by Paul Beneke , a privateer from Danzig. A lengthy lawsuit against the Hanseatic League demanded its return to Italy. It was placed in the Basilica of the Assumption but in the 20th century it was moved to its present location.
The triptych depicts the Last Judgment during the second coming of Jesus Christ , the central panel showing Jesus sitting in judgment on the world, while St Michael the Archangel is weighing souls and driving the damned towards Hell (the sinner in St. Michael's right-hand scale pan is a donor portrait of Tommaso Portinari ); the left hand panel showing the saved being guided into heaven by St Peter and the angels; and the right-hand panel showing the damned being dragged to Hell.
Individual religious panels
Virgin and Child Enthroned with two Musical Angels , c. 1467
Scenes from the Passion of Christ , c. 1470
Adoration of the Magi , c. 1471
Mater Dolorosa , c. 1475
Madonna and Child with Angels , c. 1479
Allegory with a Virgin , c. 1479 –1480
Advent and Triumph of Christ , c. 1480
Mater Dolorosa , c. 1480
Mystic Marriage of St Catherine , c. 1480
Angel Musicians , 1480s
Pagagnotti Triptych , c. 1480
Christ Surrounded by Musician Angels , c. 1480s
Annunciation , 1480s
Adam and Eve , c. 1485
Bathsheba , c. 1485
Madonna and Child with Saint James and Saint Dominic , c. 1485
Polyptychs
Last Judgment , c. 1467 –1471
Diptych of an elderly couple , c. 1470 –1472
Diptych of Jean de Cellier , c. 1475
Jan Floreins Altarpiece , 1479
St John Altarpiece , 1479
Adoration of the Magi , c. 1479 –1480
Adriaan Reins Altarpiece , 1480
Donne Triptych , c. 1480
Moreel Triptych , 1484
Earthly Vanity and Divine Salvation , c. 1485
Benedetto Portinari Triptych , 1487
Diptych of Maarten van Nieuwenhove , 1487
St. Ursula Shrine , c. 1489
Christ Surrounded by Singing and Music-making Angels , c. 1483 –1494
Portraits
Portrait of a Man in a Red Hat , c. 1465 –1470
Portrait of a Man , c. 1470 –1472
Portrait of Tommaso Portinari , c. 1470 –1472
Portrait of Maria Portinari , c. 1470 –1472
Portrait of an Elderly Man , c. 1470 –1475
Portrait of an Elderly Woman , c. 1470 –1475
Portrait of a Man with a Pink Carnation , 1475
Portrait of Benedetto Portinari , 1478
Portrait of Willem Morell , c. 1480
Portrait of a Man with a Roman Medal , c. 1480
Portrait of Barbara van Vlaendenbergh , c. 1480
Sibylla Sambetha , c. 1480
Portrait of Folco Portinari , c. 1490
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