Nuno Gonçalves

Born: 1420

Death: 1490

Biography:

Nuno Gonçalves (fl. 1450-71 ) was a 15th-century Portuguese court painter for King Afonso V of Portugal. He is credited for the painting of the Saint Vincent Panels (Paineis de São Vicente de Fora). The panels depict the main elements of Portuguese society in the 15th century: clergy, nobility and common people. Very little is known of his life, ne...