Who painted “Portinari Triptych”?

“Portinari Triptych” was painted by Hugo van der Goes in 1475. Where to see it: Uffizi Gallery.

What to look for

Northern Renaissance: compared with the Italian Renaissance it is less idealised and more detailed: wrinkles, every hair, sharp-edged objects and deep, jewel-like colour.

Hugo van der Goes was a Flemish painter who was one of the most significant and original Early Netherlandish painters of the late 15th century. Van der Goes was an important painter of altarpieces as well as portraits. Wikipedia

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More by Hugo van der Goes

“Vienna Diptych”, 1470
“Adoration of the Shepherds”, 1480
“Death of the Virgin”, 1475
“Monforte Altarpiece”, 1470
“Trinity Altarpiece”, 1478
“The Mourning of Christ”, 1480
“The Lamentation”, 1476
“Genevieve”, 1479