Why it matters
Memling packs 25 episodes from the life of Christ into a single narrative composition, from the Annunciation to Pentecost, without a single central scene.
Did you know?
- It was painted around 1480.
- It was made for the altar of the tanners' guild in the Church of Our Lady in Bruges.
- Memling used a similar approach in his earlier Scenes from the Passion of Christ in Turin.
Based on the Wikipedia article Advent and Triumph of Christ (CC BY-SA 4.0).
