Flemish painter born in
Seligenstadt in
1435. He became a citizen of
Bruges in
1465. Little is known of his education, but it is apparent that the style of
Rogier van der Weyden was a major source of inspiration, with its attention to
delicate details, but with a more serene, sometimes cool atmosphere, without the dramatic lighting and sometimes chaotic backgrounds common among his contemporaries.
Unlike his
colleagues of the
fifteenth century, most of his work was done for the church, although a number of portraits survive to this day.
It is believed that Memling remained in
Bruges until his death in
1494. Some of his works include: