Van Dyck Travels to Genoa: A Masterpiece on Loan from the Gaudium Magnum Collection
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Gaudium Magnum Foundation is a nonprofit organization based in Lisbon, Portugal. Founded in 2018 by Maria and João Cortez de Lobão, the Foundation is dedicated to supporting culture, education, and research while actively engaging in various charitable endeavors.
Pedro de Aponte (C. 1475-1530), Saint Helena and Emperor Constantine surrounding the Holy Cross, C.1506-1513, Oil on panel
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ÁLVARO PIREZ DE ÉVORA
Álvaro Pirez de Évora’s (c. 1385; doc. 1410-1434)Virgin of Humility, painted around 1430–1435, belongs to the artist’s late phase and reflects his refined interpretation of the International Gothic style. The Virgin is shown seated on a cushion rather than enthroned, emphasising the humility that defines the subject, while the tender interaction between Mother and Child suggests the growing intimacy of Marian imagery in the fifteenth century. Richly decorated with a punched gold ground and delicate sgraffito details on the Virgin’s mantle, the panel demonstrates Pirez’s technical sophistication and the transnational character of a Portuguese painter active in Tuscany.