GONÇALVES, NUNO. - He is the greatest Portuguese painter of the 15th century. Francisco de Olanda proclaimed him one of the greatest masters of all time and recalled his paintings in the chapel of St. Vincent of the cathedral of Lisbon.
There exists no work by him that is signed or documented; nevertheless, a polyptych found in the convent of St. Vincent Outside the Walls in Lisbon, today in the city's museum, is attributed to his name, and it can truly be considered among the most beautiful paintings of the Iberian Peninsula of the 15th century. The polyptych depicts a saint not easily identifiable, adored by the royal family and by a large group of figures. The stylistic foundation of the painter is undoubtedly to be sought in the taste of Flemish painting, for the merciless, incisive sharpness of line and the strong characterization of the types, but it cannot be excluded that he was also influenced, especially in the composition, by the manner of the French tapestry makers of the 14th and 15th centuries.
Bibliography2 worksI. de Figueiredo, O pintor N. G., Lisbon 1910; F. C. W., s. v. in Th. eme-Becker, xiv, 366-67.
BIBL.: I. de Figueiredo, O pintor N. G., Lisbon 1910; F. C. W., s. v. in Th. eme-Becker, xiv, 366-67.
Lavagnino, Emilio. “Gonçalves, nuno.” In Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. VI, col. 914. Città del Vaticano: Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1951. https://azioneromana.com/article/goncalves-nuno.
MLA
Lavagnino, Emilio. “Gonçalves, nuno.” Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. VI, Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1951, col. 914. Azione Romana, https://azioneromana.com/article/goncalves-nuno.
BibTeX
@incollection{ec6_goncalves_nuno,
author = {Lavagnino, Emilio},
title = {Gonçalves, nuno},
booktitle = {Enciclopedia Cattolica},
volume = {VI},
pages = {914},
note = {Cited by column},
publisher = {Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico},
address = {Città del Vaticano},
year = {1951},
url = {https://azioneromana.com/article/goncalves-nuno}
}
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