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Saint Vincent Panels, second panel

Nuno Gonçalves

1450

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From the collection of National Museum of Ancient Art

Northern Renaissance Renaissance Religious Vincent of Saragossa

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Saint Vincent Panels, second panel is a 1450 unspecified by Nuno Gonçalves, a Northern Renaissance work, depicting Vincent of Saragossa, held at National Museum of Ancient Art.

Who painted this?: Nuno Gonçalves
When & what style?: 1450 · Northern Renaissance
Where can I see it?: National Museum of Ancient Art

About this work

This painting is divided into two panels. The left panel shows a group of people, with one figure in the foreground wearing a green cloak and a white shirt. The right panel features a man with a long white beard, dressed in brown robes, kneeling on the ground. The man in the green cloak appears to be holding something in his hands, while the other figures in the background seem to be watching him. The man with the white beard has his hands clasped together in front of him. The painting's style is reminiscent of early Renaissance art, with a focus on realistic depictions of the human form. To learn more about this style, look up the artist Nuno Gonçalves.

About the artist

Artist

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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