Altar Panel with a Portrait of a Donor in Scarlet and St Anthony  1450

Present-day spectators are likely to find themselves immediately captivated by the tactility of the kneeling donor’s scarlet cloak, the colour being accentuated by the complementarity of the mossy grass and tiny plants painted with a very fine brush. [br] [b]Presence and immediacy[/b] We are immediately drawn into the painting’s world through the folds of the cloak whic...