The Burlington magazine

by Unknown

EDITORIAL NOTE

WE give reproductions of the portraits of Thomas Portunari and his wife, referred to by Mr. Weale in his third article (THE BURLINGTON MAGAZINE, No. 3, May 1903, p. 336), as they may be of interest to students of Flemish art, since their authorship is a disputed question. These portraits have hitherto been attributed to Memlinc, but, when they were exhibited at Bruges last year, this attribution was doubted by many critics. Mr. Weale, as our readers know, has suggested that the portraits may be early works of Hugh van der Goes. The question is one on which further opinion will be welcome. Amateurs of mediaeval jewellery, by the way, should notice the very beautiful necklace worn by Portunari’s wife, which is a remarkably fine example of fifteenth-century work.

PORTRAITS OF THOMAS PORTUNARI AND HIS WIFE; ATTRIBUTED TO HANS MEMLINC; IN THE COLLECTION OF MONSIEUR LÉOPOLD GOLDSCHMIDT

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