1450
unspecified
From the collection of National Museum of Ancient Art
Saint Vincent Panels, first panel is a 1450 unspecified by Nuno Gonçalves, a Northern Renaissance work, held at National Museum of Ancient Art.
This painting shows a group of men in white robes, with one man in the foreground and several others behind him. The men are all wearing dark hats and have serious expressions on their faces. The man in the foreground is wearing a long, white robe with a high collar, and he has his hands clasped together in front of him. The men behind him are also wearing white robes, but they are not as prominent in the painting. The painting is done in a realistic style, with attention to detail in the folds of the robes and the expressions on the men's faces. To learn more about the artist's use of chiaroscuro, look up Nuno Gonçalves.
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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