1537
oil
panel
From the collection of National Museum of Ancient Art
Pentecostes is a 1537 oil by Garcia Fernandes, a Mannerism work, depicting Pentecost, held at National Museum of Ancient Art.
The painting depicts a group of people gathered around a central figure, with a large wooden pillar in the foreground. The scene is set in a room with white columns and a dark background, with a bright light shining from above. The central figure is dressed in blue robes, surrounded by others in various colors. The atmosphere appears to be one of reverence or worship, with the figures gazing upwards towards the light. This painting is reminiscent of the works of artists who explored the use of chiaroscuro, a technique that uses strong contrasts between light and dark to create a sense of volume and depth.
Garcia Fernandes (died c. 1565) was a Portuguese Renaissance painter. Like many painters of the time, Garcia Fernandes was a pupil in the Lisbon workshop of Jorge Afonso, who was the court painter of King Manuel I. In…
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