Consecration of St Augustine, St Augustine Altarpiece

Consecration of St Augustin, or Consagracio de Sant Agusti, detail, c. 1462-75, tempera and stucco relief with gold leaf, from the St Augustine Altarpiece, by Jaume Huguet, 1412-92, in Gothic style, in the Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain. The painting depicts the saint being crowned by several bishops, in contemporary dress, with a donor reading on the left. This is a panel from the altarpiece from the convent church of Sant Agusti Vell, Barcelona, commissioned by the Guild of Tanners and painted by Jaume Huguet and Pau Vergos. The MNAC holds 7 of the 8 surviving panels from this altarpiece. Picture by Manuel Cohen

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Agusti Agustin Altarpiece Augustin Augustine Consecration Convent Crowning Donor Huguet Jaume Mitre Mnac Museu Nacional Sant Stucco Tanners Tempera Vell

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