Lateral sections from a retable of Saint Andrew

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Location: 
Sala 019
Artists / Makers / Authorities: 
Pere Teixidor

Documented in Barcelona and Lleida, 1397-1446

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These two panels depict six episodes from the biography (that is, the hagiography) of St Andrew:Left section: Saint Andrew Preaching; Saint Andrew before Proconsul AegeusRight section: Crucifixion of Saint Andrew; Appearance of Saint Andrew to a Bishop Tempted by the DevilThe cycle comes to a close, after his crucifixion, with the posthumous miracle most commonly associated with the saint: the apostle appears before a bishop tempted by the devil who, although disguised as a woman, is easily recognisable by the claws that emerge from beneath his attire. Two panels now preserved abroad, one with the image of the saint and the other depicting Calvary, would have constituted the main lane of the ensemble. Pere Teixidor was the leading Lleida painter during the first third of the xv century, the maximum representative of the early International Style in west Catalonia.

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c. 1430-1445

153.2 x 61.7 x 12 cm; 152.7 x 64.2 x 12 cm

Long-term loan from the Generalitat de Catalunya. National Art Collection. Dation of the Collection of Don Antonio Gallardo Ballart, 2015

Inventory number: 

251553-CJT

Century: 15th
Subject: Religion
Egg tempera and gilt on wood
Two panels that made up the lateral sections of an altarpiece dedicated to Saint Andrew, with two compartments each. Two other panels identified possibly as the central and the top of the set are abroad, in private collections. Unknown provenance
image for: Pere Teixidor - Carrers laterals d'un retaule de sant Andreu - Cap a 1430-1445
Pere Teixidor - Carrers laterals d'un retaule de sant Andreu - Cap a 1430-1445