Young Woman with a Pink 1485 - 1490

Hans Memling's "Young Woman with a Pink," a captivating oil-on-panel portrait dating to 1485-1490, portrays a young woman with a calm and serene expression, her delicate hands holding a single pink. Framed within a window-like structure that alludes to a garden setting, the work exemplifies Memling's mastery of Northern Renaissance portraiture, known for its meticulous detail and realistic representation of human form. This small-scale artwork, now housed at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, showcases Memling's ability to capture the essence of his subject with an air of quiet contemplation.