Title

Altarpiece of the Moreel chantry, 1484. Artist: Hans Memling

Caption

Altarpiece of the Moreel chantry, 1484. In the centre St Christopher carries the Christ Child across the water. Also depicted are the Benedictine monk St Maurus (left) and St Giles with his symbol of a deer. Central panel of the Moreel triptych. From the Groeninge Museum, Bruges, Belgium.

Date

1484

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images

Reference

HRM19B87_340

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

30,1Mb (1,3Mb) / 12,2in x 9,5in / 3673 x 2860 (300dpi)

Keywords

horizontal travel oil St Saint Moreel chantry Moreel triptych Hans Memling Christopher saint christopher Maurus Saint Maurus Giles Memling Hans exterior animal standing water countryside carrying people male boy boys child children man men walking religious landscape sitting arts painting protection baby babies religion art book guy serious monk monks reading journey Flanders color colour deer front view protected medieval Christianity friend saint Renaissance location century protect staff blue sky assistance literature supporting concept outside mate walking stick full body benedictine rambling across altarpiece Flemish mediaeval Middle Ages crozier 15th century Art Media chantry crosier fifteenth century illustration and painting late 15th Century St Maurus St Christopher St Giles oil