1470
oil
panel
From the collection of National Museum of Ancient Art
Saint Paul is a 1470 oil by Nuno Gonçalves, a Northern Renaissance work, depicting Paul the Apostle, held at National Museum of Ancient Art.
Saint Paul is an oil painting on oak by Portuguese artist Nuno Gonçalves, made around 1470. The work belongs to the late Gothic period in Portugal. The painting is dated to the early 1470s, a time when Portuguese art was beginning to absorb new influences. It shows the Apostle Paul seated, dressed in red, the colour of martyrdom. He holds a sword and a book rests on his lap, highlighting his role as a writer and martyr. You
Nuno Gonçalves (c. 1425 – c. 1491, fl. 1450–71) was court painter to Afonso V of Portugal from 1450 to 1471. Gonçalves is widely considered the most accomplished Portuguese painter of the 15th century. His surviving…
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