St Stephen's Ordination to the Diaconate, Museu

St Stephen's Ordination to the Diaconate, 1495-1500, tempera, stucco relief and gold leaf on wood, by Vergos Group, in Gothic style, in the Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain. The painting depicts St Stephen being ordained in a ceremony by Bishop Julian, with an abandoned baby outside and 2 demons. This is a panel on the altarpiece of Sant Esteve de Granollers. The MNAC holds 13 panels from this altarpiece, of which 9 were painted by the Vergos workshop, and 4, part of the dust-shield, are attributed to Joan Gasco, d. 1529. The altarpiece is originally from the high altar of the parish church of Sant Esteve de Granollers, Valles Oriental, Spain. Picture by Manuel Cohen

Picture No

13439422

Media ID

45163755

Size

4791px x 7087px (19.3MB)

Credit

Manuel Cohen / Mary Evans

Source

Photograph by Manuel Cohen