Saint Augustine Meditates on the Trinity when the Child Jesus Appears before him
Location:
Sala 026
Collection:
Medieval Gothic Art
In 1463 the Guild of Tanners commissioned an altarpiece fromJaume Huguetfor the high altar in the church of Sant Agustí Vell in Barcelona. The unusual size of the item, one of the largest in Catalan Gothic painting, and the crisis the country was going through at the time, delayed completion of the altarpiece until 1486 and warranted involvement by several members of the Huguet workshop, and in particular by a member of the Vergós family. Eight panels from this altarpiece are preserved, seven at the Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya andanother at the Museu Marès.
Dating:
c. 1470/1475-1486
Dimensions:
266,2 x 164,3 x 7,5 cm
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Acquisition:
Purchase, 1927
Inventory number:
024142-000