Tommaso di Folco Portinari (1428–1501); Maria Portinari (Maria Maddalena Baroncelli, born 1456)
The Met
Artist: Hans Memling(Netherlandish, Seligenstadt, active by 1465–died 1494 Bruges)
Date: ca. 1470
Department: European Paintings
Classification: Paintings
Medium: Oil on wood
Dimensions: (.626, Tommaso) overall 17 3/8 x 13 1/4 in. (44.1 x 33.7 cm), painted surface 16 5/8 x 12 1/2 in. (42.2 x 31.8 cm); (.627, Maria) overall 17 3/8 x 13 3/8 in. (44.1 x 34 cm); painted surface 16 5/8 x 12 5/8 in. (42.2 x 32.1 cm)
Credit Line: Bequest of Benjamin Altman, 1913
Visual Descriptions
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Brief Description
A diptych depicting a man and a woman in bust-length portraits, hands clasped in prayer
Detailed Description
The image is a diptych, composed of two vertical panels side-by-side, each depicting a bust-length portrait against a dark, plain background. A thin, light brown wooden frame surrounds each panel, with a thicker vertical wooden strip separating them in the center. The left panel features a man with light skin, facing slightly right. He has short, dark brown hair cut in a bowl shape, covering his ears and forehead. He wears a dark, high-collared garment. His hands are clasped together in prayer at the bottom center of the panel, with a simple gold band visible on the ring finger of his left hand. His eyes are light brown, and his expression is neutral. The right panel shows a woman with light skin, facing slightly left. She wears a dark head covering that extends over her forehead, with a sheer, light blue veil draped over it and falling behind her right shoulder. Her dress is dark, featuring a wide, white fur collar that frames her neck and shoulders. A prominent gold necklace with intricate black and red floral-like ornaments adorns her neck. Her hands are clasped together in prayer at the bottom center of the panel, with a simple gold band visible on the ring finger of her left hand. Her eyes are light brown, and her expression is neutral.
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