Jan Floreins Altarpiece

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The Jan Floreins Altarpiece or Triptych of Jan Floreins is a 1479 three-panel altarpiece, painted by Hans Memling for brother Jan Floreins of the Oud Sint-Janshospitaal in Bruges, where it still hangs as part of the collection of the Memlingmuseum.

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