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Altarpiece of the Saints John

Museum tags: 
Medieval Gothic Art
Location: 
Sala 025
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Collection: 
Medieval Gothic Art
Artist / Maker / Authority: 
Bernat Martorell

The 'Altarpiece of the Saints John' from Vinaixa was commissioned in 1432 from the Tarragona painter Ramon de Mur, but in the end it was painted by Martorell. The MNAC keeps most of the panels from this altarpiece. The main panel is kept at the Museu Diocesà de Tarragona, a side compartment is kept at the Musée Rolin d'Autun (France), and the whereabouts of another compartment is unknown. The two Saints John feature in the scenes in the lateral lanes of the altarpiece and two more on the predella, respectively. The topmost compartment depicts the Calvary. The predella shows signs of old damage, especially scratches, on figures who were considered negative, such as the executioner (who cuts Saint John's head off), Herod and Herodias (crowned, behind the panel) and the Jews.Sants Joans Second Canvas

Dating: 
c. 1435-1445
Dimensions: 
344 x 261,5 x 10,5 cm

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Acquisition: 

Muntadas Collection, purchased 1956; acquisition 1967

Inventory number: 
064045-CJT

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