Altarpiece of the Saints John [SEP] creator
Altarpiece of the Saints John
The Altarpiece of the Saints John is a painting by Bernat Martorell conserved at the National Art Museum of Catalonia.
Description.
The "Altarpiece of the Saints John" from Vinaixa was commissioned in 1432 from the Tarragona painter Ramon de Mur, but in the end it was painted by Martorell. The MNAC keeps most of the panels from this altarpiece. The main panel is kept at the Museu Diocesà de Tarragona, a side compartment is kept at the Musée Rolin d'Autun (France),
Joiners' Guild Altarpiece
The Joiners' Guild Altarpiece is a c.1511 altarpiece by Quinten Massijs, produced for the eponymous guild in the aftermath of its split from the Coopers' Guild in 1497. It is now in the Royal Museum of Fine Arts, Antwerp. It is sometimes also known as the Passion Altarpiece or the Martyrdom Altarpiece after the scenes of martyrdoms of John the Baptist and John the Evangelist on the side panels. Both these saints were patrons of carpenters and also appear in grisaille on the outside of the side panels