Altarpiece of the Holy Spirit, Colegiata Basilica

Head of Christ with halo and crown of thorns, from the Lamentation, 1410, by Lluis Borrassa in International Gothic style, on the predella, originally from a different altarpiece (dedicate to St Anthony and disappeared), of the Retaule de l'Esperit Sant (Retablo del Espiritu Santo), or Altarpiece of the Holy Spirit, 1394, by Pere Serra, a Catalan artist, with 22 scenes and 36 figures of saints, in the Colegiata Basilica de Santa Maria, or Collegiate Basilica of Santa Maria, also known as La Seu, built in Gothic style by Berenguer de Montagut, from 1328 until 1486, around an existing 11th century Romanesque church, Manresa, Catalonia, Spain. The altarpiece was commissioned by the Guild of Tanners and contains scenes of the Holy Spirit and Life of Christ. Picture by Manuel Cohen

Picture No

13436070

Media ID

45117715

Size

5906px x 3682px (6.7MB)

Credit

Manuel Cohen / Mary Evans

Source

Photograph by Manuel Cohen