From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jorge Afonso
Jorge Afonso
widow of King John II and sister of Manuel I. For the for-
mer Queen, Jorge Afonso painted the main altarpiece of
the Convent of Madre de Deus, in Lisbon, in 1515. This
magnificent altarpiece is now in the National Museum
of Ancient Art, in Lisbon. Between 1520 and 1530, Jorge
Afonso painted the 14 panels of the main altarpiece of
the Monastery of Jesus, in Setúbal, again sponsored by
Queen Leonor. The panels can be seen in the museum of
the Monastery.
Jorge Afonso’s workshop is also linked to the painted
decoration of the walls of the Round Church of the Con-
vent of Christ, in Tomar, executed in the 1530s.
References
• Portuguese Renaissance painting (by Maria José Palla
, João Augusto Laurentino).
External links
• Paintings by Jorge Afonso in Six Centuries of
Jesus visiting Maria by Jorge Afonso (ca. 1515), from the main
altarpiece of the Madre de Deus church in Lisbon, now in the Portuguese Painting website.
National Museum of Ancient Art. Persondata
Name Afonso
Jorge Afonso (c. 1470 – 1540) was an important Por-
Alternative names
tuguese Renaissance painter.
Jorge Afonso was nominated royal painter in 1508 Short description
by King Manuel I and again in 1529 by John III. He was Date of birth
mainly based in Lisbon, with a workshop near the Church Place of birth
of São Domingos. A whole generation of Portuguese
Date of death 1540
painters was educated in his workshop, including
Cristóvão de Figueiredo, Garcia Fernandes, Gregório Place of death
Lopes and Jorge Leal, among others.
The main painted altarpieces attributed to Jorge
Afonso were commissioned by the old Queen Leonor,
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Categories:
• 1470s births
• 1540 deaths
• Portuguese painters
• European painter stubs
• Portuguese artist stubs
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