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Gilded multi-panel altarpiece with a central standing bishop saint holding a book, surrounded by small religious scenes with crowned figures and gold backgrounds.

Retable of Saints Athanasius, Blaise, and Agatha

A multi-panel gilded altarpiece with pointed Gothic canopies. The central panel shows a bishop-saint in dark robes holding a book and crozier, flanked by scenes of figures in prayer, a crowned Virgin enthroned, and a Crucifixion above. Tempera on panel with gold ground.

Artist
Master of Riglos
Date
c. 1440–c. 1445
Medium
Tempera on panel
Source
Art Institute of Chicago
Size
1686 × 2302 px
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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1450).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Art Institute of Chicago, is_public_domain=true)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of the Antiquarian Society

Español: Retablo de los santos Atanasio, Blas y Águeda

Un retablo dorado de varios paneles con dosel gótico apuntado. El panel central muestra a un santo obispo con vestiduras oscuras, sosteniendo un libro y un báculo, rodeado de escenas de figuras orando, una Virgen coronada en trono y una crucifixión arriba. Temple sobre tabla con fondo dorado.

Português: Retábulo dos santos Atanásio, Brás e Águeda

Um retábulo dourado de vários painéis com dosséis góticos pontiagudos. O painel central mostra um santo bispo de vestes escuras, segurando um livro e um báculo, cercado por cenas de figuras em oração, uma Virgem coroada em trono e uma crucificação no alto. Têmpera sobre painel com fundo dourado.

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