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Master of Arguis

Illustration — Panel of the altarpiece of the Archangel Michael. Master of Arguis. The Master of Arguis was an Aragonese artist active in the first half of the 15th century.

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Master of Arguis

Altarpieces with hinged wings were closed except on major feast days, so that ordinarily only the exterior panels of the wings were visible. They were often less sumptuous than the interior, though no less intriguing. Here, everyday details and fantasy are intimately linked. The vigorously painted figures of Saints Lawrence (holding the grill on which he was burned alive) and Leonard stand in fron

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Born
1400
Died
1500
Nationality
Spain
Occupation
painter
Languages
Spanish

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Illustration — Panel of the altarpiece of the Archangel Michael. Master of Arguis. The Master of Arguis was an Aragonese artist active in the first half of the 15th century.

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