Altarpiece of the Saints John

A numismatic look… at the Gothic, and Renaissance and Baroque galleries
Saint Gregory’s Mass
Altar frontal of the Corpus Christi
The Annunciation and the Three Kings at Epiphany
Saint Eligius
Altarpiece of St. Anthony the Abbot
Altarpiece of the Saints John
Embrace at the Golden Gate
Mourning over the dead Christ
St. Lucy giving alms
Altarpiece of the St. Johns de Vinaixa
Martyrdom of St. Lucy at the Stake
St. Vincent in the bonfire
Princess Eudoxia before the Tomb of Saint Stephen
The Beheading of Saint Baudilus
Paintings from the doors of the organ from La Seu d’Urgell cathedral
Death of Saint Vincent
Saint Candidus
Domitian and Tiberius
Doors of the altarpiece of Saint Eligius
Expulsion of the Traders from the Temple
Return of “Il Bucintoro” on Ascension Day
Saint Cecilia
Portrait of Henry III, Count of Nassau
Portrait of Charles II
The Ill-Matched Couple
Children begging
Bernat de Quintaval Distributes his Riches to the Poor
Altarpiece of the Saints John
 

Altarpiece of the Saints John

 

Altarpiece of the Saints John

Print

The lower left scene, taken from the Golden Legend, narrates the miracle telling of the conversion of wooden logs into gold ingots. Once miraculously made, the ingots are delivered to a silversmith, who did not know of their origin, so he could assay them and certify their quality. The interior of the smith’s workshop, with its forge and tools, is remarkable. In the Middle Ages, in mints such as that of Barcelona, the presence of smiths as assayers and smelters of precious metals would have been normal.

 

Altarpiece of the Saints John, Master of Santa Coloma de Queralt, c. 1356

Room 23

 

Altarpiece of the Saints John