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Hans Memling was born in Bruges and spent his entire artistic career there.
Answer: False
The source indicates Hans Memling was born in Seligenstadt and, while he established his career in Bruges, he did not spend his entire artistic career there exclusively, as his origins were elsewhere.
Hans Memling received his artistic training in the workshop of Rogier van der Weyden.
Answer: True
According to available information, Hans Memling received his apprenticeship training in the workshop of Rogier van der Weyden, a prominent master of the Early Netherlandish school.
Hans Memling was born around 1430 in Seligenstadt, within the Holy Roman Empire.
Answer: True
Indeed, Hans Memling was born circa 1430 in Seligenstadt, a town located in the Electorate of Mainz within the Holy Roman Empire.
Before settling in Bruges, Memling worked exclusively in Brussels.
Answer: False
While Memling likely worked in Brussels, the available information suggests his early career may have also included apprenticeships or work in other centers such as Mainz or Cologne, rather than exclusively in Brussels before moving to Bruges.
There is no record of Hans Memling training any apprentices.
Answer: False
This is incorrect. Records from the Bruges painters' guild indicate that Hans Memling did train apprentices, with two individuals paying dues to the guild in 1480 and 1486 after completing their training under him.
Hans Memling died in his birthplace of Seligenstadt in 1494.
Answer: False
Hans Memling died in Bruges on August 11, 1494. His birthplace was Seligenstadt, but he did not die there.
Hans Memling died on August 11, 1494, in Bruges.
Answer: True
This is correct. Hans Memling died in Bruges on August 11, 1494.
Who was Hans Memling's master during his apprenticeship?
Answer: Rogier van der Weyden
Hans Memling received his artistic training as an apprentice in the workshop of the renowned painter Rogier van der Weyden.
What was the approximate lifespan of Hans Memling?
Answer: c. 1430 - 1494
Hans Memling was born around 1430 and died in 1494, giving him an approximate lifespan of 1430 to 1494.
Hans Memling was born in which town?
Answer: Seligenstadt
Hans Memling was born in Seligenstadt, a town located in the Holy Roman Empire.
Hans Memling became a citizen of Bruges in 1475 and was considered one of the city's poorer residents.
Answer: False
Hans Memling became a citizen of Bruges in 1465. By 1480, he was listed among the city's wealthiest residents, indicating he was not among the poorer inhabitants.
Hans Memling is primarily associated with the German Renaissance art movement.
Answer: False
Hans Memling is primarily associated with the Early Netherlandish Painting movement, not the German Renaissance.
Hans Memling, a prominent painter, is primarily associated with which artistic tradition?
Answer: Early Netherlandish Painting
Hans Memling is primarily associated with the Early Netherlandish Painting movement, known for its detailed realism and oil techniques.
In which city did Hans Memling establish his career and become a master of a large workshop?
Answer: Bruges
Hans Memling established his principal artistic career and workshop in Bruges, becoming a prominent master in that city.
Memling created an altarpiece titled 'Scenes from the Passion of Christ' for the booksellers of Bruges in 1477.
Answer: True
This is accurate. In 1477, Hans Memling was commissioned to create the altarpiece 'Scenes from the Passion of Christ' for the gild-chapel of the booksellers of Bruges.
The Last Judgment altarpiece was originally commissioned by a Medici banker for a chapel in Bruges.
Answer: False
The Last Judgment altarpiece was commissioned by Angelo Tani, the director of the Medici Bank in Bruges, but it was intended for a chapel in Fiesole, Italy, not Bruges.
The Najera Altarpiece, depicting God surrounded by angels, was commissioned by Spanish royalty.
Answer: False
While the Najera Altarpiece depicts God surrounded by angels, it was commissioned around 1492 for a monastery in Najera, Spain, by Gonzalo de Cabredo and Abbot Pablo Martinez, not directly by Spanish royalty.
The Donne Triptych is a polyptych work by Hans Memling dated around 1480.
Answer: True
This is accurate. The Donne Triptych is a polyptych work by Hans Memling, dated approximately to 1480.
What significant altarpiece did Memling create for the booksellers of Bruges in 1477?
Answer: Scenes from the Passion of Christ
In 1477, Memling created the altarpiece titled 'Scenes from the Passion of Christ' for the gild-chapel of the booksellers of Bruges.
The Last Judgment altarpiece, originally commissioned by Angelo Tani, was captured by whom during shipment?
Answer: A pirate named Paul Beneke
The Last Judgment altarpiece, commissioned by Angelo Tani, was captured during its shipment by the Danzig privateer Paul Beneke.
The Najera Altarpiece, commissioned around 1492, depicted what subject?
Answer: God surrounded by angels
The Najera Altarpiece, commissioned around 1492, depicted the subject of God surrounded by angels.
Which of the following is a polyptych work by Hans Memling dated approximately 1480?
Answer: The Donne Triptych
The Donne Triptych is a polyptych work by Hans Memling dated approximately to 1480.
The 'Pagagnotti Triptych' is a work by Hans Memling dated approximately when?
Answer: c. 1480
The 'Pagagnotti Triptych' by Hans Memling is dated approximately to 1480.
The 'Benedetto Portinari Triptych' is dated to what year?
Answer: 1487
The 'Benedetto Portinari Triptych' by Hans Memling is dated to the year 1487.
The 'Jan Floreins Altarpiece' is identified as what type of work created by Hans Memling in 1479?
Answer: A polyptych
The 'Jan Floreins Altarpiece,' created by Hans Memling in 1479, is identified as a polyptych.
Typical patrons for Memling's religious works included clergymen, aristocrats, and wealthy burghers.
Answer: True
Hans Memling's religious artworks were frequently commissioned by a diverse clientele, including members of the clergy, the aristocracy, and affluent burghers such as bankers and merchants.
Hans Memling's art gained widespread recognition and popularity during his lifetime.
Answer: False
While Memling's works were appreciated and collected, significant widespread popularity and a major revival of interest in his art occurred during the 19th century, rather than during his lifetime.
There is evidence suggesting Memling's work was known to the Burgundian court early in his career.
Answer: True
Early references suggest Memling's work was known to the Burgundian court; inventories from Margaret of Austria mention works attributed to 'Master Hans,' believed to be Memling.
Notable Italian collectors of Memling's work included members of the Medici family and Venetian cardinals.
Answer: True
Indeed, prominent Italian collectors of Memling's art included figures like Cardinal Grimani and Cardinal Bembo in Venice, as well as members of the House of Medici in Florence.
In 1480, Hans Memling was required to contribute to a loan for Maximilian I of Austria's military actions.
Answer: True
In 1480, Hans Memling was listed among Bruges' wealthiest citizens and was obligated to contribute to a loan raised by Maximilian I of Austria for military actions against France.
Which of the following groups were NOT typically patrons of Hans Memling's religious artworks?
Answer: Peasant farmers
Typical patrons for Memling's religious works included aristocrats, merchants (burghers), and clergymen. Peasant farmers, due to their economic status, were not typically among his patrons.
When did Hans Memling's art experience a significant revival and gain popularity?
Answer: During the 19th century
While Memling's work was appreciated, a significant revival and surge in popularity for his art occurred during the 19th century.
Which of the following was NOT listed as a prominent Italian collector of Memling's work?
Answer: Lorenzo de' Medici
While Cardinal Grimani, Cardinal Bembo, and the House of Medici were listed as prominent Italian collectors, Lorenzo de' Medici is not specifically mentioned in this context.
In 1480, Hans Memling was listed among Bruges' wealthiest citizens, contributing to a loan for which military purpose?
Answer: Military actions against France
In 1480, Hans Memling contributed to a loan raised by Maximilian I of Austria intended for military actions against France.
Memling's use of landscape backgrounds in portraits influenced later Italian painters like Raphael.
Answer: True
Memling's innovative use of detailed landscape backgrounds in his portraits proved influential, notably impacting Italian painters such as Raphael, who incorporated similar elements in his own portraiture.
Memling's portraits typically featured plain, dark backgrounds to emphasize the sitter.
Answer: False
Contrary to this statement, Memling's portraits are distinguished by their use of detailed landscape backgrounds, which provided a balanced composition and visual interest, rather than plain, dark backgrounds.
'Memling carpets' are named after him because his paintings frequently depicted this specific style of oriental carpet.
Answer: True
This is correct. The term 'Memling carpets' refers to a specific style of oriental carpet that is named after Hans Memling due to its frequent and prominent depiction in four of his paintings.
Which Italian artist's portraits were influenced by Memling's use of landscape backgrounds?
Answer: Raphael
Raphael is noted as an Italian artist whose portraits were influenced by Memling's distinctive use of landscape backgrounds.
What is the designation for a specific type of oriental carpet prominently featured in four of Memling's paintings?
Answer: 'Memling carpets'
The specific style of oriental carpet prominently featured in four of Memling's paintings is designated as 'Memling carpets'.
The Last Judgment altarpiece is currently housed in the National Museum in Gdańsk.
Answer: True
This is correct. The Last Judgment altarpiece, after its capture during shipment, is now housed in the National Museum in Gdańsk.
Hans Memling's painting 'John the Baptist' can be found in the Louvre Museum in Paris.
Answer: False
Hans Memling's painting of 'John the Baptist' is located in the Alte Pinakothek in Munich, not the Louvre Museum in Paris.
The Shrine of St Ursula is a late-career work by Memling housed in the hospital museum in Bruges.
Answer: True
This is accurate. The Shrine of St Ursula is considered a significant late-career work by Memling and is housed in the museum of the hospital in Bruges.
Memling's painting 'Crucifixion, with scenes from the Passion' (1491) originated from Lübeck Cathedral.
Answer: True
This is correct. The painting 'Crucifixion, with scenes from the Passion,' dated 1491, originated from Lübeck Cathedral and is now preserved in Lübeck.
The triptych with the Virgin and Child Enthroned (Vienna) is one of the works featuring 'Memling carpets'.
Answer: True
This is accurate. The triptych featuring the Virgin and Child Enthroned, housed in Vienna, is one of the four works known to prominently display 'Memling carpets'.
The painting 'Hell' by Hans Memling is located in Strasbourg.
Answer: True
This is correct. The painting titled 'Hell' by Hans Memling is located in the Musée des Beaux-Arts in Strasbourg.
The 'Portrait of Folco Portinari' is housed at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Answer: False
The 'Portrait of Folco Portinari' by Hans Memling is housed in the Uffizi Gallery in Florence, not the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
The Adoration of the Magi Triptych is attributed to Hans Memling and is in the collection of the Prado Museum.
Answer: True
This is correct. The Adoration of the Magi Triptych is attributed to Hans Memling and is part of the collection at the Museo del Prado.
Where is The Last Judgment altarpiece currently located?
Answer: The National Museum in Gdańsk
The Last Judgment altarpiece is currently housed in the National Museum in Gdańsk, Poland.
The Shrine of St Ursula and the Diptych of Maarten van Nieuwenhove are both located in:
Answer: The hospital of Bruges
Both the Shrine of St Ursula and the Diptych of Maarten van Nieuwenhove are significant works by Memling that are housed in the museum of the hospital in Bruges.
Which of the following paintings by Memling is located in the Alte Pinakothek in Munich?
Answer: John the Baptist
The painting 'John the Baptist' by Hans Memling, created around 1470, is located in the Alte Pinakothek in Munich.
The 'Portrait of Tommaso Portinari' and 'Portrait of Maria Portinari' are both housed at which institution?
Answer: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Both the 'Portrait of Tommaso Portinari' and the 'Portrait of Maria Portinari' by Hans Memling are housed at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.
What is the approximate date for the painting 'Hell' by Hans Memling?
Answer: c. 1485
The painting 'Hell' by Hans Memling is dated approximately to 1485.
The 'Moreel Triptych', dated 1484, is currently housed in which museum?
Answer: The Groeningemuseum
The 'Moreel Triptych', a work by Hans Memling dated 1484, is currently housed in the Groeningemuseum.
Hans Memling's painting 'Crucifixion, with scenes from the Passion' (1491) is preserved in which city's museum?
Answer: Lübeck
Hans Memling's painting 'Crucifixion, with scenes from the Passion' (1491) is preserved in St. Anne's Museum in Lübeck.
What is the approximate date for Hans Memling's 'Portrait of Barbara van Vlaendenbergh'?
Answer: c. 1470-1472
Hans Memling's 'Portrait of Barbara van Vlaendenbergh' is dated approximately to the period of 1470-1472.
Which painting by Memling, dated around 1485-1490, is part of the Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum collection?
Answer: Flowers in a Jug
The painting 'Flowers in a Jug' by Hans Memling, dated circa 1485-1490, is part of the collection at the Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum.
Which early portrait by Hans Memling is dated approximately 1465-1470?
Answer: Portrait of a Man in a Red Hat
The 'Portrait of a Man in a Red Hat' is an early portrait by Hans Memling, dated approximately between 1465 and 1470.