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Breathtaking work by Hans Memling, the Flemish Primitive in Bruges
The Flemish Primitive artist Hans Memling (c. 1435–1494), who played a crucial role in early Netherlandish painting, is inextricably associated with Bruges. Among his most impressive creations are the St John Altarpiece and the St Ursula Shrine, which he created for St John’s Hospital in the city. Seven more of this fifteenth-century master’s finest works can also be seen in Bruges, at what is now the St John
