Nuno Gonçalves

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Saint Vincent , detail of the winged altar, Museu Nacional de Arte Antiga, Lisbon

Nuno Gonçalves (* 15th century, † after 1490) was a Portuguese painter of the 15th century. He is considered the most important painter in his country at the time.

Life

Gonçalves was active between 1450 and 1490. 1450 he was King Alfonso V to court painter named. Little is known about his later life. His most important work is the winged altar The Adoration of Saint Vincent , a polyptych that is now in the Museu Nacional de Arte Antiga in Lisbon. He is depicted alongside other historical figures at the Padrão dos Descobrimentos in Belém.

literature

  • Paulo Pereira (Ed.): História da Arte Portuguesa. Volume 1: Da pré-história ao "modo" gótico. Editorial Estampa / Círculo de Leitores, Lisbon 1995, ISBN 972-759-003-9 .
  • Reynaldo dos Santos: Nuno Gonçalves: the great Portuguese painter of the fifteenth century and his altar-piece for the Convent of St. Vincent Phaidon, London 1955 ( limited preview in Google Book Search).

Web links

Commons : Nuno Gonçalves  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Rainer Eisenschmid, Eva Missler (ed.): Baedeker Allianz Travel Guide Portugal . 9th edition. Baedeker, Ostfildern 2006, ISBN 3-8297-1120-4 , p. 74 ( limited preview in the Google book search).