The Holy Virgins Greeted by Christ as They Enter the Gates of Paradise

Simon Marmion's Holy Virgins Greeted by Christ as They Enter the Gates of Paradise, painted around 1467 and now in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, is part of a dismembered altarpiece dedicated to Saint Bertin. Marmion, known as 'the prince of illuminators,' was the leading painter of Valenciennes and one of the finest artists working in the Burgundian territories, equally accomplished in manuscript illumination and panel painting.

Marmion's exquisitely refined technique creates a celestial vision of jewel-like precision, with delicate figures, shimmering gold, and a luminous atmosphere that reflects his mastery of both miniature and large-scale painting.