IMC 2023: Sessions
Session 1301: The Work of Hans Memling through the Lens of Art History, Medicine, and Law: In Search of a Common Language
Wednesday 5 July 2023, 16.30-18.00
| Sponsor: | Memling Research Center, Uniwersytet Gdański |
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| Organiser: | Beata Możejko, Zakład Historii Średniowiecza Polski i Nauk Pomocniczych Historii, Uniwersytet Gdański |
| Moderator/Chair: | Beata Możejko, Zakład Historii Średniowiecza Polski i Nauk Pomocniczych Historii, Uniwersytet Gdański |
| Paper 1301-a | Hans Memling and Melancholy for Sale (Language: English) Index terms: Art History - General, Art History - Painting, Mentalities, Social History |
| Paper 1301-b | Mamma carcinomatosa: Allegory of Sin and Virtue - A Contribution To the Analysis of the Paintings of Memling's and Moller's Last Judgment in the Gdańsk Collections (Language: English) Index terms: Anthropology, Art History - General, Art History - Painting, Medicine |
| Paper 1301-c | The Controversy Concerning Hans Memling's Last Judgment as a Hard Case: An Initial Consideration (Language: English) Index terms: Anthropology, Art History - General, Art History - Painting, Law |
| Abstract | In many of Hans Memling's paintings, the figures seem to be immersed in melancholy. The first paper will show how the artist built this unique atmosphere, how he tried to impose this aura on the viewer and what predecessors he had in this regard. The second paper draws attention to the depictions of the female breasts in the paintings of Last Judgment by Hans Memling and Anton Moeller, which combines artistic idealism with medical verism to build an allegory of human destiny and morality. For medics, an object of research and fear, for artists, an object of sighs and striving for the ideal. The third paper refers to an old discussion on whether Memling's Last Judgment should remain in the National Museum in Gdańsk, or whether it should return to St Mary's Church in Gdańsk. We would like to ask questions, especially relating to individual restitution arguments. |