Polyptych with Scenes of the Life of Jesus.
Subjects painted (from clockwise towards the center): Baptism, Ascension, Resurrection, Manger, Annunciation, The Three Kings, Transfiguration, and Pentecost (larger panel).
Original Provenance: Paroquial Church of Ferreira do Alentejo, in the province of Beja, Portugal.
Date: Dated from early 16th century by stylistic comparisons of paint techniques and by dendrochronology.
Technique: Mixed painting techniques, on oak panels.
Attribution: Attributed to Portuguese painter António Nogueira.
Max. dimensions by painting:
Baptism: 1327 x 1060 x 25 mm
Ascension: 1192 x 561 x 25 mm
Resurrection: 685 x 509 x 20 mm
Manger: 682 x 511 x 21 mm
Annunciation: 686 x 505 x 17 mm
The Three Kings: 685 x 504 x 23 mm
Transfiguration: 1194 x 664 x 25 mm
Pentecost: 1503 x 1167 x 29 mm
Date: Dated from early 16th century by stylistic comparisons of paint techniques and by dendrochronology.
Technique: Mixed painting techniques, on oak panels.
Attribution: Attributed to Portuguese painter António Nogueira.
Max. dimensions by painting:
Baptism: 1327 x 1060 x 25 mm
Ascension: 1192 x 561 x 25 mm
Resurrection: 685 x 509 x 20 mm
Manger: 682 x 511 x 21 mm
Annunciation: 686 x 505 x 17 mm
The Three Kings: 685 x 504 x 23 mm
Transfiguration: 1194 x 664 x 25 mm
Pentecost: 1503 x 1167 x 29 mm
Assembly sequence of the polyptych:
Study and Conservation images
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Diagram showing the whole retable as if observed from the back, using key colors: BLUE, for the "K" shape grooved mark in the backs of the panels; ORANGE, for the new necessary wood additions to re-structrure the integrity of the joins; GREEN, the new floating wooden keys used as reinforcement elements for the join assembly; YELLOW, the new pine additions for the restoration of the frame moldings; Original pin dowels, made of wood in RED and made of metal in Light Blue, located in each line of butt joins.
