Diptych of Jean de Cellier
by MEMLING, Hans, Oil on wood, 25 x 15 cm
The Diptych of Jean de Cellier was painted for a herb and spice merchant married to Anna van de Woestyne, a niece of Lodewijk van Gruuthuse (Louis de Bruges). The work must have been painted after Anna’s death - some time after 1482, when the couple purchased a tomb in Our Lady’s Church - as Jan is shown alone in the right wing.
The left panel of the diptych represents the Betrothal of St Catherine of Alexandria.