Hugo van der Goes

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The Adoration of the Shepherds

Lamentation, oil on panel by Hugo van der Goes, 15th century; in the Hermitage, St. Petersburg.

Detail of Adoration of the Magi, oil on canvas by Hugo van der Goes, 15th century; in the Hermitage, St. Petersburg.

The Adoration of the Shepherds, centre panel of the Portinari Altarpiece by Hugo van der Goes, c. 1474–76; in the Uffizi Gallery, Florence.

Flowers, detail from the central panel of the Portinari Altarpiece by Hugo van der Goes, c. 1476; in the Uffizi Gallery, Florence. The scattered violets indicate Christ's humility; the columbine flowers represent the seven gifts of the Holy Spirit with which Christ was endowed at birth. The flowers in the albarello (pottery jar) are in royal colours, for Christ was of the royal line of the Israelite King David.

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The Adoration of the Shepherds

The Adoration of the Shepherds

The Adoration of the Shepherds, center panel of the Portinari Altarpiece,...

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Lamentation, oil on panel by Hugo van der Goes, 15th century; in the Hermitage, St. Petersburg.

Lamentation, oil on panel by Hugo van der Goes, 15th century; in the Hermitage,...

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Detail of Adoration of the Magi, oil on canvas by Hugo van der Goes, 15th century; in the Hermitage, St. Petersburg.

Detail of Adoration of the Magi, oil on canvas by Hugo van der Goes, 15th...

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The Adoration of the Shepherds, centre panel of the Portinari Altarpiece by Hugo van der Goes, c. 1474–76; in the Uffizi Gallery, Florence.

The Adoration of the Shepherds, centre panel of the Portinari Altarpiece...

SCALA/Art Resource, New York

Flowers, detail from the central panel of the Portinari Altarpiece by Hugo van der Goes, c. 1476; in the Uffizi Gallery, Florence. The scattered violets indicate Christ's humility; the columbine flowers represent the seven gifts of the Holy Spirit with which Christ was endowed at birth. The flowers in the albarello (pottery jar) are in royal colours, for Christ was of the royal line of the Israelite King David.

Flowers, detail from the central panel of the Portinari Altarpiece by Hugo van der...

Scala/Art Resource, New York

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