<b>The Artist:</b> For a biography of Hans Memling, see the Catalogue Entry for <i>The Annunciation</i> (<a href=http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/437490 target="_blank">17.190.7</a>).<br/><br/><b>The Painting and its Function:</b> Hans Memling was the most highly accomplished and sought-after portrait painter in Bruges from the time he settled there in 1465 until his death in 1494