Embrace at the Golden Gate

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
 

Embrace at the Golden Gate

 

Embrace at the Golden Gate

Print

This scene shows the first of the money-bags (bolsas), of widely varying materials and forms, that can be followed-up in the Gothic panel paintings of the collection. This old usage (of bolsa) seems to allude to the ancient Spanish expression uttered by highwaymen in their assaults: “¿La bolsa, o la vida?” (in English, “Your money or your life!”).

 

Embrace at the Golden Gate, Master of Retascón, c. 1410-1425

Room 24