HI-FRUCTOSE MAGAZINE
By Margot Buermann
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| Seven Deadly Sins is modeled after a triptych by Memling titled “Earthly Vanity and Divine Salvation”. The work depicts an erotic nude staring at her reflection in a handheld mirror, flanked by images of Death and Hell. |
New York-based artist
Amy Hill puts her contemporary spin on the work of 15th century painter
Hans Memling in her series of oil paintings titled "Seven Deadly Sins." Hill is known for adapting the styles of early Dutch and Flemish Renaissance painting and placing historical subjects within modern day settings. "Seven Deadly Sins" is modeled after a triptych by Memling titled
Earthly Vanity and Divine Salvation. The work depicts an erotic nude staring at her reflection in a handheld mirror, flanked by images of Death and Hell. [
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| Hans Memling – “Triptych of Earthly Vanity and Divine Salvation” |
